dc.contributor.advisor | Petursdottir, Anna I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lepper, Tracy Lynn | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-22T18:48:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-07-22T18:48:38Z | |
dc.date.created | 2012 | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier | UMI thesis | en_US |
dc.identifier | etd-04262012-105502 | en_US |
dc.identifier | umi-10290 | en_US |
dc.identifier | cat-001815879 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/4410 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study sought to compare the effectiveness of a stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure (SSP) and an operant discrimination training (ODT) procedure on increasing target vocalizations of 3 boys with autism, and identify individual preference for each procedure. During SSP, auditory stimuli were presented in a manner that reliably predicted the delivery of a preferred stimulus. During ODT, auditory stimuli were presented in a manner that signaled the availability of reinforcement for engaging in an arbitrarily selected response. A control condition was also included that involved presenting auditory stimuli explicitly unpaired with the delivery of the preferred item. The procedure preference evaluation consisted of a concurrent operants selection procedure. Results indicate that both procedures were effective for increasing the target vocalizations in 5 out of 6 cases, and that all participants preferred ODT to SSP. | en_US |
dc.format.medium | Format: Online | en_US |
dc.publisher | [Fort Worth, Tex.] : Texas Christian University, | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | TCU Master Thesis | en_US |
dc.relation.requires | Mode of access: World Wide Web. | en_US |
dc.relation.requires | System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader. | en_US |
dc.title | A comparison of operant discrimination training and stimulus-stimulus pairing procedures to increase vocalizations of children with autism | en_US |
dc.type | Text | en_US |
etd.degree.department | Department of Psychology | |
etd.degree.level | Master | |
local.college | College of Science and Engineering | |
local.department | Psychology | |
local.academicunit | Department of Psychology | |
dc.type.genre | Thesis | |
local.subjectarea | Psychology | |
etd.degree.name | Master of Science | |