ESTABLISHING BOOKS AS CONDITIONED REINFORCERS FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AS A FUNCTION OF AN OBSERVATIONAL INTERVENTION

We tested the effects of an observational intervention (Greer & Singer‐Dudek, 2008) on establishing children's books as conditioned reinforcers using a delayed multiple baseline design. Three preschool students with mild language and developmental delays served as the participants. Prior to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of applied behavior analysis 2011, Vol.44 (3), p.421-434
Hauptverfasser:	Singer‐Dudek, Jessica, Oblak, Mara, Greer, R. Douglas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior Behavior Patterns books as conditioned reinforcers Child development Child, Preschool Children & youth Childrens Literature Childrens picture books Classrooms conditioned reinforcement Conditioning Conditioning, Operant - physiology Developmental Delays Developmental Disabilities - rehabilitation Female Humans Intervention Language Language Acquisition Language Development Disorders - rehabilitation Language Impairments Male Mild Disabilities Observation Observation - methods observational learning observing responses Peers Play and Playthings Preschool Children Program Effectiveness Reinforcement Reinforcement, Psychology Responses Toys
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Zusammenfassung:	We tested the effects of an observational intervention (Greer & Singer‐Dudek, 2008) on establishing children's books as conditioned reinforcers using a delayed multiple baseline design. Three preschool students with mild language and developmental delays served as the participants. Prior to the intervention, books did not function as reinforcers for any of the participants. The observational intervention consisted of a situation in which the participant observed a confederate being presented with access to books contingent on correct responses and the participant received nothing for correct responses. After several sessions of this treatment, the previously neutral books acquired reinforcing properties for maintenance and acquisition responses for all three participants.
ISSN:	0021-8855 1938-3703
DOI:	10.1901/jaba.2011.44-421