Effect of Observing-Response Procedures on Overselectivity in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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| Title: | Effect of Observing-Response Procedures on Overselectivity in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Reed, Phil, Altweck, Laura, Broomfield, Laura, Simpson, Anna, McHugh, Louise |
| Source: | Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. Dec 2012 27(4):237-246. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Learning Disabilities, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Experiments, Stimuli, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1088357612457986 |
| ISSN: | 1088-3576 |
| Abstract: | Stimulus overselectivity occurs when one aspect of the environment controls behavior at the expense of other equally salient aspects. Stimulus overselectivity can be reduced for some individuals with learning disabilities, if they engage in an observing response in which they point to, touch, or name each of the stimuli prior to selecting the one requested. To see whether this would apply to another population, a total of 55 participants with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were trained on match-to-sample (MTS), or simple discrimination tasks, to determine whether overselectivity could be eliminated by using an observing response. MTS tasks were presented in a table-top format as well as on a computer. The observing-response procedure did not eliminate overselectivity for any of the participants, regardless of age, task, or format of presentation. These results are interpreted to call to question the effectiveness of this procedure in this context for individuals with ASD. (Contains 1 table and 6 figures.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 21 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ984723 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Stimulus overselectivity occurs when one aspect of the environment controls behavior at the expense of other equally salient aspects. Stimulus overselectivity can be reduced for some individuals with learning disabilities, if they engage in an observing response in which they point to, touch, or name each of the stimuli prior to selecting the one requested. To see whether this would apply to another population, a total of 55 participants with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were trained on match-to-sample (MTS), or simple discrimination tasks, to determine whether overselectivity could be eliminated by using an observing response. MTS tasks were presented in a table-top format as well as on a computer. The observing-response procedure did not eliminate overselectivity for any of the participants, regardless of age, task, or format of presentation. These results are interpreted to call to question the effectiveness of this procedure in this context for individuals with ASD. (Contains 1 table and 6 figures.) |
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| ISSN: | 1088-3576 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1088357612457986 |
