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- Title
An investigation of the potentially adverse effects of task interspersal.
- Authors
Chong, Ivy M.; Carr, James E.
- Abstract
This series of experiments sought to replicate the findings by Charlop, Kurtz, and Milstein (<BIBR>1992</BIBR>) in which presenting the same consequences for maintenance (previously learned tasks) and nonacquired tasks was found to impede learning of the latter during task interspersal. In Experiment 1, we conducted a systematic replication with three children diagnosed with autism. All participants reached mastery criteria for the nonacquired tasks, even though the same consequences were delivered for maintenance and nonacquired tasks. In Experiment 2, we conducted a direct replication of the Charlop et al. (<BIBR>1992</BIBR>) with the same children from Experiment 1. In four of five evaluations, participants reached mastery criterion for the nonacquired task, even though same consequences were provided for maintenance and nonacquired tasks. The results are discussed in the context of the differences between studies that might have contributed to the discrepant findings. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
AUTISM in children; DIAGNOSIS; MASTERY learning; LEARNING; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2005, Vol 20, Issue 4, p285
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.202