General Case Programing of Compliance to Instruction for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Previous research has demonstrated an increase in compliance to instructions during training sessions; however, treatment strategies generally have failed to convincingly demonstrate transfer of compliance to the natural environment. The effects of General Case Programing in producing generalized compliance to instruction were investigated. Utilizing a replication design across participants with generalization probes, 3 adults with developmental disabilities were systematically trained with and without generalization programing strategies. The first two participants were trained using single-instance, multiple-instance, and General Case Programing strategies, while the third participant received only General Case Programing. Consistent and substantial generalization of instructional compliance for all 3 participants was produced only after introduction of General Case Programing.