MOTIVATING AUTISTIC-CHILDREN THROUGH STIMULUS VARIATION
MOTIVATING AUTISTIC-CHILDREN THROUGH STIMULUS VARIATION
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DOI:
10.1901/jaba.1980.13-619
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
KOEGEL, RL
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作者:
DUNLAP, G;KOEGEL, RL
The differential effectiveness of 2 methods of presenting discrimination tasks when teaching autistic children was evaluated. In a constant task condition, the common method of presenting a single task throughout a session was used. In a varied task condition, the same task was interspersed with a variety of other tasks from the children''s clinic curricula. Results showed declining trends in correct responding during the constant task condition, with substantially improved and stable responding during the varied task condition. Naive observers judged the children to be more enthusiastic, interested, happier and better behaved during the varied task sessions. These results suggest that boredom may be a particularly important variable to control in the treatment of autistic children and that particular care may be necessary when defining criteria for task acquisition. The results are discussed in relation to the literature on increased responsivity to stimulus novelty and variation.