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The effects of a stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure on the unprompted vocalizations of a young child diagnosed with autism.
The Analysis of Verbal Behavior (2006)
  • Matthew P. Normand, University of the Pacific
  • Melissa L Knoll
Abstract
The current study evaluated the effects of a stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure intended to increase spontaneous vocalizations of a young child diagnosed with autism. A multiple-baseline design across two target phonemes was used to evaluate the effects of the pairing procedure on the frequency of phonemes uttered by the participant. Data were collected during presession, postsession, and follow-up periods across three conditions: Baseline, Control, and Pairing. During the Pairing conditions, a target phoneme was repeatedly vocalized by the experimenter and was systematically paired with preferred stimuli. Results from postsession observations following the pairing condition evidenced no increase in the target sounds. Practical and theoretical implications of the results are discussed.
Keywords
  • autism,
  • automatic reinforcement,
  • conditioned reinforcement,
  • spontaneous vocalizations,
  • stimulus-stimulus pairing,
  • verbal behavior
Publication Date
April 1, 2006
DOI
10.1007/BF03393028
Citation Information
Matthew P. Normand and Melissa L Knoll. "The effects of a stimulus-stimulus pairing procedure on the unprompted vocalizations of a young child diagnosed with autism." The Analysis of Verbal Behavior Vol. 22 Iss. 1 (2006) p. 81 - 85 ISSN: 0889-9401
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/matthew-normand/23/