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The effects of three stimulus‐equivalence testing conditions on emergent US geography relations of children diagnosed with autism
Author(s) -
LeBlanc Linda A.,
Miguel Caio F.,
Cummings Anne R.,
Goldsmith Tina R.,
Carr James E.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.144
Subject(s) - psychology , stimulus (psychology) , autism , reinforcement , cognitive psychology , stimulus control , developmental psychology , social psychology , neuroscience , nicotine
Two children with autism were trained in US geography using a match to sample procedure. Different testing procedures commonly used in stimulus equivalence research were compared, including some conditions with reinforcement for responding to enhance motivation. Both children were able to master the trained geography relations and emergent stimulus relations were also noted. All three testing procedures produced similar effects, suggesting that incorporation of procedures to enhance motivation to respond does not invalidate testing in a stimulus equivalence preparation. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.