Analysis of response repetition as an error-correction strategy during sight-word reading |
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Authors: | Worsdell April S Iwata Brian A Dozier Claudia L Johnson Adrienne D Neidert Pamela L Thomason Jessica L |
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Affiliation: | Rehabilitation Institute, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 62901, USA. worsdell@siu.edu |
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Abstract: | A great deal is known about the effects of positive reinforcement on response acquisition; by contrast, much less research has been conducted on contingencies applied to errors. We examined the effects of response repetition as an error-correction procedure on the sight-word reading performance of 11 adults with developmental disabilities. Study 1 compared single-response (SR) repetition and multiple-response (MR) repetition, and results showed that all 6 participants acquired more sight words with the MR procedure. Study 2 compared MR error correction following every incorrect response (continuous) and following one third of incorrect responses (intermittent), and results showed that all 6 participants acquired more sight words when error correction was continuous. Study 3 compared MR error correction in which errors required practice of the training word (relevant) versus a different word (irrelevant), and results showed that 3 of 9 participants showed better performance under the relevant condition; however, all participants showed improvement even under the irrelevant condition. Findings are discussed in terms of the behavioral processes by which error correction may enhance performance during acquisition. |
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Keywords: | sight‐word reading error correction negative reinforcement stimulus control |
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