Is a Reasonable Attempt Reasonable? Shaping Versus Reinforcing Verbal Attempts of Preschoolers with Autism |
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Authors: | Newman Bobby Reinecke Dana Ramos Marissa |
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Institution: | 16.Room to Grow, 100 West Park Avenue, Office 201B, Long Beach, New York, 11561, USA ; |
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Abstract: | The effectiveness of a language-training procedure that emphasized reinforcing vocal “reasonable attempts” (any response directed at an interventionist and within a broader class of correct responses) was compared with a procedure that emphasized shaping (reinforcing successive approximations that more closely resembled the target vocalization). Three preschoolers who had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders participated in the study. Data indicated that the children mastered vocal skills more rapidly when they learned through shaping than in the reasonable attempts condition. Implications for teaching children with autism spectrum disorders are discussed. |
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Keywords: | shaping reinforcement verbal attempts |
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