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TEACHING GENERALIZATION OF PURCHASING SKILLS ACROSS COMMUNITY SETTINGS TO AUTISTIC YOUTH USING VIDEOTAPE MODELING
Author(s) -
Haring Thomas G.,
Kennedy Craig H.,
Adams Mary J.,
PittsConway Valerie
Publication year - 1987
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.1987.20-89
Subject(s) - generalization , psychology , autism , purchasing , stimulus generalization , developmental psychology , medical education , medicine , neuroscience , economics , mathematical analysis , perception , operations management , mathematics
Three young autistic adults were trained to purchase items. Training was conducted in one setting with concurrent generalization probes taken in three community stores. Training in one setting failed to produce generalization to the three probe settings. Generalization training, which consisted of viewing videotapes of models who purchased items in the probe settings and answering questions about the models' responses, was then introduced. Training with the videotapes resulted in generalization to the three community stores. Results of the use of videotapes as a cost‐effective means to program generalization in community training programs are discussed.