Priming to Reduce Mand Response Latency

Authors

  • Nadia Misbahuddin Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
  • L.L. Mason Department of Interdisciplinary Learning & Teaching, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2017.05.02.1

Keywords:

Autism spectrum disorder, response latency, priming, manding, behavioral momentum

Abstract

This investigation evaluated the effectiveness of a priming intervention to decrease the latency to mand for a five-year-old boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Parent participation in clinical applied behavior analytic intervention was increased by providing the family members with a home- and community-based priming technique to increase the efficacy of clinical treatment. Using a multiple-baseline design across settings, mand response latency was analyzed as a function of the verbal behavior priming intervention employed by two different caregivers. Results of the study indicate that the caregiver-implemented priming intervention was successful in reducing the child’s latency to vocalize a request, allowing for more efficient use of instructional time.

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2017-07-19

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Misbahuddin, N., & Mason, L. (2017). Priming to Reduce Mand Response Latency. Journal of Intellectual Disability - Diagnosis and Treatment, 5(2), 36–40. https://doi.org/10.6000/2292-2598.2017.05.02.1

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