We conducted a contingency analysis to evaluate if a sequential relation between social initiations and positive social responses increased for both therapists and children with autism following a conditioned reinforcement procedure. Participants included child-therapist dyads, which were previously identified as having low rapport. These dyads were observed prior to and following an intervention designed to establish therapists' social behavior as a reinforcer. Sessions consisted of unstructured play between the therapist and child. Results from a Yule's Q analysis show that both the child and adult positive responding to the others' social initiations increased following the intervention. Findings highlight the reciprocal effects of therapist-child interactions as well as the effectiveness of establishing social attention as a reinforcer via an operant discrimination training procedure.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc849669 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Cortez, Kristi |
| Contributors | Toussaint, Karen A., Ingvarsson, Einar Thor, Rosales Ruíz, Jesús |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Cortez, Kristi, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
Page generated in 0.0022 seconds