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Effects of exposure to prompts on the acquisition of intraverbals in children with autism spectrum disorder
Author(s) -
Kay Jessica C.,
Kisamore April N.,
Vladescu Jason C.,
Sidener Tina M.,
Reeve Kenneth F.,
TaylorSanta Catherine,
Pantano Nicole A.
Publication year - 2019
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.606
Subject(s) - tact , psychology , praise , autism , autism spectrum disorder , set (abstract data type) , echoic memory , preference , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , cognition , psychotherapist , psychiatry , computer science , microeconomics , economics , programming language
The current experiment is a systematic replication of previous studies that evaluated the efficiency of echoic and tact prompts on the acquisition of intraverbals (i.e., French‐to‐English translations) following exposure to each prompt type. We extended these studies by (a) evaluating participants' language skills on standardized assessments, (b) incorporating descriptive praise for correct responding, (c) presenting trials via voice recording, and (d) evaluating teacher preference for each prompt type as a social validity measure. All participants learned at least one set of intraverbals faster with the procedure that was most recently used during teaching. These findings suggest that results from previous prompt comparison studies might be a function of previous exposure to prompt types and that it might be possible to manipulate learning histories such that a particular prompt type becomes more efficient.