A COMPARISON OF GENERAL AND SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO PROMOTE TASK ENGAGEMENT AND COMPLETION BY A YOUNG MAN WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME | Zendy

Bouxsein Kelly J. | Zendy; Tiger Jeffrey H. | Zendy; Fisher Wayne W. | Zendy

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A COMPARISON OF GENERAL AND SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO PROMOTE TASK ENGAGEMENT AND COMPLETION BY A YOUNG MAN WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME

Author(s) -

Bouxsein Kelly J.,

Tiger Jeffrey H.,

Fisher Wayne W.

Publication year - 2008

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.2008.41-113

Subject(s) - psychology , task (project management) , asperger syndrome , reinforcement , developmental psychology , differential reinforcement , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , autism , social psychology , management , economics

Previous research has suggested that the topography of instructions (general vs. specific) may influence the likelihood that young children comply with instructions. The purpose of the current study was to compare the rates of task completion of a young man diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when provided with general and specific instructions pertaining to the task. The results showed that specific instructions occasioned higher levels of task completion, even when no differential reinforcement contingencies were in place.

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