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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CONSTANT TIME‐DELAY PROCEDURE TO TEACH CHAINED RESPONSES TO ADOLESCENTS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Author(s) -
Schuster John W.,
Gast David L.,
Wolery Mark,
Guiltinan Sharon
Publication year - 1988
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.1988.21-169
Subject(s) - generalization , psychology , constant (computer programming) , multiple baseline design , developmental psychology , audiology , mathematics education , psychiatry , mathematics , medicine , intervention (counseling) , computer science , programming language , mathematical analysis
The effectiveness of a 5‐s constant time‐delay procedure to teach three chained food preparation behaviors to four moderately retarded adolescent students was evaluated within a multiple probe design across behaviors. Results indicate that the procedure was effective in teaching all four students to make a sandwich, boil a boil‐in‐bag item, and bake canned biscuits. The skills maintained with at least 85% accuracy over a 3‐month period. Training generalized from the school to the home setting for the 2 subjects that completed generalization probe sessions. The percentage of errors across all skills and students was less than 9%.