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ACQUISITION OF MANDS AND TACTS WITH CONCURRENT ECHOIC TRAINING
Author(s) -
Kodak Tiffany,
Clements Andrea,
Ninness Chris
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.42-839
Subject(s) - tact , mand , psychology , echoic memory , autism , nonverbal communication , developmental psychology , cognition , neuroscience
Previous studies have identified a number of effective teaching procedures to increase verbal behavior in individuals with developmental disabilities. However, few studies have evaluated modifications of treatment procedures when children fail to acquire communication skills. In the present investigation, a 4‐year‐old boy with autism failed to acquire unprompted mands and tacts during mand‐only and tact‐only training. Results indicated that combining echoic training with mand or tact training increased unprompted manding and tacting.