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1	Evaluation of a Computer-Based Observer-Effect Training on Mothers' Vocal Imitation of Their Infant Shea, Kerry A. 01 December 2019 (has links) Infants begin to learn important skills, such as contingency learning, social referencing, and joint attention through everyday interactions with their environment. When infants learn that their behavior produces a change in the environment (e.g., attention from others), infants engage in behavior that produces that effect (e.g., increases in smiling sustained engagement. When mothers and other caregivers respond immediately to infant behavior, they help their infant learn that the infant’s own behavior is effective, producing a change in the environment. The current investigation evaluated the effect of a computer-based training that aimed at teaching mothers to play a vocal-imitation contingency-learning game. The training included observer-effect methodology, meaning the mothers engaged in observation and evaluation of other mothers engaging in vocal imitation but did not themselves receive any direct coaching or feedback. All mothers completed the training during one session and in less than 45 min. Results indicate that all mothers increased their use of vocal imitation post training and maintained their performance at a two-week follow-up. Results are discussed in terms of how computer training may facilitate dissemination of responsive caregiver training. contingency learning caregiver responsiveness observer effect vocal imitation Disability Studies
2	The Development of a Three Minute Realtime Sampling Method to Measure Social Harmony during Interactions between Parents and their Toddlers with Autism Cunningham, Isabel L. 08 1900 (has links) Training parents of a child with autism to increase the frequency of their child's social behavior may improve the quality of parent-child interactions. The purpose of this methodological study was to develop a direct observation method for rapidly sampling social harmony between parents and their toddlers with autism during parent training interactions. The current study used a pre and post probe design, with benchmark comparisons to test the discriminability of the measurement protocol across two sets of data. The first set of data came from pre and post training videos from a parent training program for children with a diagnosis of autism or at risk for a diagnosis. The second set of data came from videos of typically developing toddlers and their parents. The results of the study show that the measurement system differentiated in the level of harmonious engagement between the benchmark sample and the sample including children diagnosed with autism. The results are discussed in the context of future directions and the utility of the measurement system for behavior analytic practices in parent training and other settings where rapport and complex interactional behaviors are an intervention priority. social engagement measurement behavior analysis applied behavior analysis autism harmonious engagement methodological study parent-child interaction parent-child engagement benchmark parent-toddler interaction parent-toddler engagement synchronous engagement joint engagement joint attention parent training Sunny Starts family connections project indices of happiness affect responsiveness caregiver responsiveness operational definition measurement system rapport relationship quality parent-child social engagement social dance early intensive behavioral intervention interobserver agreement Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Developmental Education, Special Parents of autistic children. Parent and child.

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Evaluation of a Computer-Based Observer-Effect Training on Mothers' Vocal Imitation of Their Infant

The Development of a Three Minute Realtime Sampling Method to Measure Social Harmony during Interactions between Parents and their Toddlers with Autism