Comparison of Traditional and Embedded Discrete Trial Teaching on the Acquisition of Receptive Identification Skills: A Systematic Replication in Adults with Autism

DeBiase, Cortney; DeQuinzio, Jaime A.; Brewer, Ethan; Taylor, Bridget A.

doi:10.1007/s10864-022-09501-5

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“…However, relative to decontextualized instruction, they can be less efficient (e.g., Jameson et al, 2007; Ledford et al, 2017; cf. Debiase et al, 2022; Geiger et al, 2012) and more challenging to implement (e.g., McBride & Schwartz, 2003). Moreover, they do not fully capitalize on the complexity of all learning mechanisms available to humans (e.g., AARRing).…”

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Deriving relations at multiple levels of complexity following minimal instruction: A demonstration

Paranczak,

Lambert,

Ledford

et al. 2024

J of App Behav Analysis

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Recommendations for achieving generalized instructional outcomes often overlook the capacity for generative learning for most verbally competent humans. Four children (ages 5–8) participated in this project. In Study 1, we provided decontextualized discrete trial teaching to establish arbitrary relations between colors, pictures of characters, and researcher motor actions. All participants engaged in derivative responding, providing evidence of relational framing. Subsequently, we demonstrated that, with no additional instruction, these derivatives contributed to effective action within a socially valid context (i.e., Candyland gameplay). Study 2 extended the demonstration by teaching frames of opposition. Following teaching, all participants engaged in novel and contextually appropriate responding that entailed the derivation of both coordination and opposition between untrained stimuli. This outcome demonstrates how teaching simple relations can result in learning that manifests at higher levels of complexity (i.e., relational networking), providing some evidence that there can be socially valid benefits to decontextualized discrete trial instruction.

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