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. 2012;28(1):111-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF03393111.

The effects of listener and speaker training on emergent relations in children with autism

Evelyn C Sprinkle  1 , Caio F Miguel
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The effects of listener and speaker training on emergent relations in children with autism

Evelyn C Sprinkle et al. Anal Verbal Behav. 2012.

Abstract

The current study assessed the use of standard conditional discrimination (i.e., listener) and textual/tact (i.e., speaker) training in the establishment of equivalence classes containing dictated names, tacts/textual responses, pictures and printed words. Four children (ages 5 to 7 years) diagnosed with autism were taught to select pictures and printed words in the presence of their dictated names, and to emit the tact or textual response corresponding to a presented picture or printed word. Both speaker and listener training resulted in the formation of stimulus classes for 3 of 4 participants.

Keywords: autism; listener; naming; speaker; stimulus equivalence.

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Figure 1. Pretest and posttest scores for emergent relations after both Listener and Speaker training across participants.
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