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- Title
The differential outcomes effect in children with autism.
- Authors
McCormack, Jessica; Arnold‐Saritepe, Angela; Elliffe, Douglas
- Abstract
The differential outcomes procedure uses reinforcement unique to each alternative in a conditional discrimination, leading to faster and more accurate learning relative to non-differential outcomes procedures. In this study, the differential outcomes procedure was used to teach novel tacts of musical instrument sounds to children with autism. For one set of instruments, response-specific reinforcers were used in combination with social reinforcement. For the other set, reinforcers were provided non-differentially. Two out of three participants showed enhanced learning in the differential outcomes condition, providing some support of the differential outcomes procedures as a useful tool for teaching individuals with autism. Future research into the differential outcomes effect is warranted to identify the procedural and individual factors that predict its effectiveness.
- Subjects
ABILITY; AUTISM in children; LEARNING strategies; MUSIC; REINFORCEMENT (Psychology); TRAINING; SOCIAL support; ACOUSTIC localization
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2017, Vol 32, Issue 4, p357
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.1489