The Effects of Differential Outcomes on Audio-Visual Conditional Discriminations in Children with ASD
Description:
The differential outcomes effect (DOE) refers to an observed increase in rates of acquisition of simple or conditional relations when the contingencies of reinforcement arrange for reinforcers to be uniquely correlated with a particular stimulus or response relative to conditions where the reinforcers are not uniquely correlated with either stimulus or response. This effect has been robustly documented in the literature with nonhuman subjects. This study asked whether the DOE would be observed …
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Date:
May 2018
Creator:
Wiist, Catherine E. C.