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IMPROVING THE GENERALIZED MNEMONIC PERFORMANCE OF A DOWN'S SYNDROME CHILD 1
Author(s) -
Farb Joel,
Throne John M.
Publication year - 1978
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 - 10.1901/jaba.1978.11-413
Subject(s) - mnemonic , multiple baseline design , generalization , psychology , memory span , numerical digit , developmental psychology , audiology , class (philosophy) , cognitive psychology , arithmetic , cognition , working memory , artificial intelligence , computer science , neuroscience , psychiatry , mathematics , medicine , mathematical analysis , intervention (counseling)
A training program was conducted to improve the generalized mnemonic performance, or memory, of a Down's Syndrome child. Training was directed at digit‐span performance with generalization from training determined by responses to untrained mnemonic performance probes. The digit‐span items varied in length from three to five digits. Each length constituted an item class, with each class trained within the framework of a multiple‐baseline design. Probes consisted of untrained digit‐span items, grammatical sentences, nongrammatical sentences, and match‐to‐sample items. A training procedure, in which 15 items from each class varied continually from trial to trial and from day to day, resulted in the percentage of correct responses to both training and probe items increasing to levels substantially above baseline. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the training procedure in improving the generalized mnemonic performance of a Down's Syndrome child.