SESE 792 2/17/25 by Jesse Johnson

Demonstration question:

jwjohnson8 — 2025-02-17 23:50:20 UTC

Question: Does implementing a visual schedule with picture prompts significantly decrease the frequency of non-compliant behaviors during daily routines in a child with autism?

IVs: visual schedules with pictures

DVs: frequency of non-compliant behavior

Design Considerations?: Ensuring the learner has the pre-requisite skills to understand and utilize a visual schedule. Ensure there is a clear measurable outcome: clearly define what a decrease of non-compliant behaviors looks like.

Comparison Question

jwjohnson8 — 2025-02-17 23:50:55 UTC

Question: Which intervention, a visual schedule or verbal reminders, decreases the frequency of tantrums more?

IVs:

A visual schedule

Verbal reminders

DVs: The frequency of the tantrums

Design Considerations?: Alternating treatment design. Each intervention would take place one after the other. To control for multiple interventions, half of the participants would do condition 1 first and the other half do condition 2.

Parametric Question

jwjohnson8 — 2025-02-17 23:51:18 UTC

Question: How effective is social praise as reinforcement for correct responses during class when provided on FR-1, VR-5, FI-1, and VI-5 schedules of reinforcement?

IVs: Schedules of reinforcement (FR-1, VR-5, FI-1, and VI-5)

DVs: Number of correct responses during class

Design Considerations?: Difficulty of questions asked, setting in which questions are asked, class duration, multiple treatment interference, previous exposure to reinforcement, types of praise

Component Analysis Question

jwjohnson8 — 2025-02-17 23:51:54 UTC

Question: "What possible reward items in the token economy act as effective reinforcement for the target behavior?"

IVs: Item available on token board.

DVs: completion of tasks to earn tokens.

Design Considerations?:

Completing a preference assessment before implementation.

The tasks being presented for completing must be easily completed by the subject.

Outside factors could influence the individual's motivation to work.

The individual may show reduced work participation when an item they do not desire is presented as they learn new items will be presented.