TY - JOUR
T1 - Variant and invariant high-probability requests
T2 - Increasing appropriate behaviors in children with emotional-behavioral disorders
AU - Davis, Carol Ann
AU - Reichle, Joe
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - This study examined the effects of variant versus invariant high-probability (high-p) request sequences on the performance of requests to initiate a social bid by young children with emotional-behavioral disorders. In the initial phases of the investigation, a multiple baseline design showed that the delivery of invariant sequences (i.e., high-p requests delivered in the same sequence) produced initial increases in compliance to requests to initiate a social bid to a peer. However, increases were not maintained across the invariant condition. The delivery of variant high-p sequences produced increases in compliance to requests to initiate social bids that were maintained across the variant condition. In a follow-up condition, the number of requests within the pool of the variant and invariant high-p requests were controlled. Results of the follow-up condition replicated those found in the initial condition. Implications for applied use and future research are discussed.
AB - This study examined the effects of variant versus invariant high-probability (high-p) request sequences on the performance of requests to initiate a social bid by young children with emotional-behavioral disorders. In the initial phases of the investigation, a multiple baseline design showed that the delivery of invariant sequences (i.e., high-p requests delivered in the same sequence) produced initial increases in compliance to requests to initiate a social bid to a peer. However, increases were not maintained across the invariant condition. The delivery of variant high-p sequences produced increases in compliance to requests to initiate social bids that were maintained across the variant condition. In a follow-up condition, the number of requests within the pool of the variant and invariant high-p requests were controlled. Results of the follow-up condition replicated those found in the initial condition. Implications for applied use and future research are discussed.
KW - Behavioral momentum
KW - Emotional-behavioral disorders
KW - High-probability requests
KW - Peer intervention correspondence concerning this article should be
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U2 - 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-471
DO - 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-471
M3 - Article
C2 - 8995830
AN - SCOPUS:0030338486
SN - 0021-8855
VL - 29
SP - 471
EP - 482
JO - Journal of applied behavior analysis
JF - Journal of applied behavior analysis
IS - 4
ER -