The Effects of the Question "What Is This?" on Tact-Training Outcomes of Children with Autism

Autor/inn/en	Marchese, Nancy V.; Carr, James E.; LeBlanc, Linda A.; Rosati, Tiffany C.; Conroy, Samantha A.
Titel	The Effects of the Question "What Is This?" on Tact-Training Outcomes of Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45 (2012) 3, S.539-547 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
Schlagwörter	Autism; Maintenance; Questioning Techniques; Training; Teaching Methods; Children; Language Acquisition; Language Impairments; Stimuli + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Befragungstechnik; Fragetechnik; Ausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Child; Kind; Kinder; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language handicaps; Sprachbehinderung; Anreizsystem
Abstract	Tact training is a common element of many habilitative programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. A commonly recommended practice is to include a supplemental question (e.g., "What is this?") during training trials for tacts of objects. However, the supplemental question is not a defining feature of the tact relation, and prior research suggests that its inclusion might sometimes impede tact acquisition. The present study compared tact training with and without the supplemental question in terms of acquisition and maintenance. Two of 4 children with autism acquired tacts more efficiently in the object-only condition; the remaining 2 children acquired tacts more efficiently in the object + question condition. During maintenance tests in the absence of the supplemental question, all participants emitted tacts at end-of-training levels across conditions with no differential effect observed between training conditions. (Contains 2 figures, 1 table and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10