A Comparison of Stimulus Set Sizes: Systematic Replication with Operant Analysis Acquisition Criteria.

Autor: Zhi H; Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, Box 223, New York, NY 10027 USA., Fienup DM; Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, Box 223, New York, NY 10027 USA., Greer RD; Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, Box 223, New York, NY 10027 USA., Henderson SS; Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, Box 223, New York, NY 10027 USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Behavior analysis in practice [Behav Anal Pract] 2023 Apr 24, pp. 1-13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 24.
DOI: 10.1007/s40617-023-00793-1
Abstrakt: We conducted a systematic replication of Kodak et al.'s Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53 (1), 265-283 (2020) and Vladescu et al.'s Behavior Analysis in Practice, 14 (1), 193-197 (2021) experiments on the effects of stimulus set sizes on skill acquisition. The researchers manipulated the stimulus set sizes by teaching 3, 6, and 12 sight words simultaneously during learn unit instruction. Researchers taught participants until the participant's responding reached the acquisition criterion for 12 different sight words per set size condition. The acquisition criterion was set for an individual operant, whereby when accuracy met criterion for a single sight word, that sight word was replaced in the following session. The results showed that the set-size-3 was more efficient in producing criterion-level responding during acquisition than the set-size-6, and -12, which was consistent with Vladescu et al.'s findings. However, the set-size-12 reliably produced the highest maintenance levels for all participants. The definition of "effectiveness" based on acquisition or maintenance was discussed.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of InterestThe authors declare no conflict of interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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