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The effect of brief delays to reinforcement on the acquisition of tacts in children with autism
Author(s) -
Majdalany Lina,
Wilder David A.,
Smeltz Lindsay,
Lipschultz Joshua
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.282
Subject(s) - tact , autism , psychology , reinforcement , developmental psychology , token economy , cognitive psychology , social psychology
We used discrete‐trial training to teach 3 children with autism to tact shapes of countries using 3 levels of reinforcement delay for correct responding: 0 s (immediate delivery), 6 s, and 12 s. Two of the 3 participants acquired the targets more quickly in the immediate‐delivery condition, suggesting that delays as brief as 6 s may be detrimental to learning tacts for some children.