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Evaluation of multiple‐alternative prompts during tact training
Author(s) -
Leaf Justin B.,
TownleyCochran Donna,
Mitchell Erin,
Milne Christine,
Alcalay Aditt,
Leaf Jeremy,
Leaf Ron,
Taubman Mitch,
McEachin John,
OppenheimLeaf Misty L.
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.289
Subject(s) - tact , psychology , training (meteorology) , applied psychology , medical education , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , medicine , physics , meteorology
This study compared 2 methods of fading prompts while teaching tacts to 3 individuals who had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ). The 1st method involved use of an echoic prompt and prompt fading. The 2nd method involved providing multiple‐alternative answers and fading by increasing the difficulty of the discrimination. An adapted alternating‐treatments design showed that both procedures were more effective than a no‐intervention control condition. Providing multiple alternatives did not increase error rates or teaching time, and better maintenance was shown for tacts taught with the multiple‐alternative prompt.