ABSTRACT
A few studies with children with autism have implicated the on-set of joint stimulus control or response saltation as an independent variable in listener responding. Although suggested in conceptual writings on this topic, no research thus far has identified the role of a decrease in response strength as a variable in producing multiply controlled responses in children. This presentation will detail the findings of a study with children with autism that demonstrated the effects of a decrease in response strength on intraverbally controlled responses. The experimental preparation was arranged to identify the variables that controlled children’s responses to questions about which photos of objects were missing from an array of previously displayed photos. The role of joint control is discussed as an explanatory mechanism for the findings. Video illustrations of the children’s responding will be presented.
Target Audience: Professionals for whom the topic is within their scope of practice. We welcome students and others who are also interested in the topic to join us.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this event:
- Participants will identify the role of response saltation as a controlling variable in joint control research.
- Participants will identify the importance of the echoic repertoire in the development of a joint control response repertoire.
PRESENTER BIO
Vincent J. Carbone is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctorate and New York State Licensed Behavior Analyst. He received his graduate training in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, under the supervision of W. Scott Wood. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at Penn State University and has taught in the graduate programs in Behavior Analysis at the European Institute for the Study of Human Behavior, in Parma, Italy, and at the Medical School at the University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy. His behavior analytic research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals including The Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and others. He has provided the requisite university training to board certified behavior analysts in the U.S. and overseas. He is the 2017 recipient of the “Jack Michael Outstanding Contributions in Verbal Behavior Award” from The Association for Behavior Analysis International’s Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group. Currently, he serves as the director of the Carbone Clinics in London, UK, and Dubai, UAE. The Carbone Clinic is the 2022 recipient of the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis award for “International Dissemination of Behavior Analysis”. He is a member of the B.F. Skinner Foundation board of directors.
DISCLOSURE
The presenter(s) and/or presenters’ family members do not have financial arrangement or affiliation with any of the products, organizations, or programs mentioned during this talk.
