Advisor(s)
Cammarie Johnson
Contributor(s)
D. Daniel Gould, Pamela M. Olsen
Date of Award
2009
Date Accepted
8-2009
Degree Grantor
Northeastern University
Degree Level
M.S.
Degree Name
Master of Applied Behavior Analysis
Department or Academic Unit
Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology.
Keywords
psychology, behavioral, autism, delayed match-to-sample
Subject Categories
Autism in children - Treatment, Preschool children - Case studies, Autistic children - Therapy, Eye - Movements - Regulation
Disciplines
Child Psychology | Special Education and Teaching
Abstract
In delayed match-to-sample (DMTS), there is a delay between the removal of the sample stimulus and the onset of the comparison array. Correct responding in this condition requires control by a conditional discriminative stimulus that is absent at the time of responding. An assessment of delayed matching was conducted to determine the delay thresholds, that is, the maximum delay at which accurate responding occurs, for 6 preschoolers with autism. Using empirical data to determine delay thresholds can help develop and establish appropriate curricula for improving delayed matching in children with autism.
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Rights Holder
Hannorah O. Thurman
Permanent URL
Recommended Citation
Thurman, Hannorah O., "Assessment of delayed matching in preschoolers with autism" (2009). Applied Behavioral Analysis Master's Theses. Paper 12. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20000819
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