Using concurrent reinforcement schedules and prompts to produce varied manding: A replication of Seaver and Bourret (2020) |
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Authors: | Jonathan P Seaver Michelle P Kelly Clodagh M Murray Rasha R Baruni |
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Institution: | 1. Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Special Education, Operated by The New England Center for Children, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;2. Division of Counseling, Special Education, and Neuroscience, Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
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Abstract: | Deficits in social communication and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior or interests are displayed by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Given this, individuals with ASD may engage with a limited variety of reinforcers. Treatments designed to modify the distribution of manding may allow individuals to contact a broad array of reinforcers that could improve the quality of life for individuals with ASD (Seaver & Bourret, 2020). The purpose of the current study was to replicate the results of Seaver and Bourret (2020) by evaluating the effects of manipulating concurrent schedules of reinforcement, alone and with prompts, on the rates of target manding in three boys with ASD, aged 7–9 years, in the United Arab Emirates. All three participants showed increased target manding following intervention. The findings support the use of concurrent reinforcement schedules and prompts as an effective intervention to produce varied manding. |
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Keywords: | concurrent operant environment concurrent reinforcement schedules prompts varied manding |
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