The Effects of Two Types of Consequence Delivery on Task Acquisition.

The effects of two consequence delivery methods on task acquisition were evaluated within a multi-element design. A typical 3 year-old child and a 4 year-old child with autism participated in this study. The task for both children was to select a picture after the experimenter said its name. The consequence in one condition consisted of the experimenter handing the edible item to the children. The consequence in the other condition consisted of the children retrieving the edible item directly from the apparatus, located in a crevice underneath each picture. Results show slightly quicker acquisition in the condition where children retrieved the edible consequence. However, it is possible that other variables had greater influence on the task acquisition.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Jenkins, Juliet

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ala'i-Rosales, Shahla
• Rosales Ruíz, Jesús
• Smith, Richard

• Operant conditioning.
• Reinforcement (Psychology)
• Autistic children -- Education.
• autism
• task acquisition
• response-reinforcer relationships
• multi-element design
• consequence delivery

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Jenkins, Juliet
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 68179902
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4868/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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