Empirical application of Skinner's verbal behavior to interventions for children with autism: A review

AA DeSouza, JS Akers, WW Fisher - The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Sundberg and Michael (2011) reviewed the contributions of Skinner's (1957) Verbal
Behavior to the treatment of language delays in children with autism spectrum disorder …

Stimulus-stimulus pairing to increase vocalizations in children with language delays: A review

MA Shillingsburg, DL Hollander, RN Yosick… - The Analysis of Verbal …, 2015 - Springer
Stimulus-stimulus pairing (SSP) is a procedure used to increase vocalizations in children
with significant language delays. However, results from studies that have examined the …

Conditioned reinforcement: The effectiveness of stimulus—Stimulus pairing and operant discrimination procedures

M Vandbakk, HS Olaff, P Holth - The Psychological Record, 2019 - Springer
The purpose of the present experiment was to evaluate which method, stimulus–stimulus
pairing or operant discrimination training, establishes neutral stimuli as more effective …

Effects of response‐contingent stimulus pairing on vocalizations of nonverbal children with autism

TL Lepper, AI Petursdottir - Journal of Applied Behavior …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Research on stimulus–stimulus pairing to induce novel vocalizations in nonverbal children
has typically employed response‐independent pairing (RIP) procedures to condition speech …

The emergence of bidirectional naming through sequential operant instruction following the establishment of conditioned social reinforcers

HS Olaff, P Holth - The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Bidirectional naming (BiN) is the integration of speaker and listener responses, reinforced by
social consequences. Unfortunately, these consequences often do not function as …

On the generality of preference for contingent reinforcement

HC Gover, GP Hanley… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reinforcers can be delivered dependent on or independent of responding. Both human and
nonhuman animals have shown a preference for contexts involving contingent …

Inducing novel vocalizations by conditioning speech sounds as reinforcers

AI Petursdottir, TL Lepper - Behavior Analysis in Practice, 2015 - Springer
Automatic reinforcement by response-produced auditory stimuli has long been hypothesized
to play a role in the vocal development of infants. Clinicians and researchers have translated …

Intervention goals for preschoolers with language difficulties and disorders: A scoping review using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and …

E Kwok, CA Cermak, K Hatherly… - American Journal of …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: The primary aim of this scoping review was to categorize language therapy goals
reported in intervention studies for preschoolers (ie, children from birth to 5; 0 [years; …

A systematic review of behaviour analytic processes and procedures for conditioning reinforcers among individuals with autism, developmental or intellectual disability

E Cló, K Dounavi - European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Autism Spectrum Disorder is diagnosed when individuals demonstrate
repetitive behaviours and restricted interests, especially in relation to social stimuli, that …

Tutorial: Teaching verbal behavior to children with ASD

ET Ingvarsson - International Electronic Journal of Elementary …, 2016 - iejee.com
Early and intensive behavioral intervention has been shown to result in favorable outcomes
for children with autism spectrum disorder. Procedures and practices based on and …