Using matrix training to promote the generalization of responding to an instruction to stop
Document Type
Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree
M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis
Date Completed
2015
First Committee Member
Dickson, Chata A.
Second Committee Member
Gould, Douglas D.
Third Committee Member
Karsten, Amanda M.
Abstract
"Individuals with autism often lack the skill of self-preservation, including that of stopping when instructed. Self-preservation is important, and training should result in its performance in relevant settings. Unfortunately, generalization of trained skills does not always occur, especially when training takes place under one specific set of conditions. Matrix training is an instructional design strategy that is focused on the acquisition of new skills and in which generalization is programmed for. A table is constructed allowing new combinations to be formed by selecting one element from each axis of the table. Some of these combinations are taught, and those that are untrained are probed to test for generalization. The purpose of this study was to teach the skill of stopping when instructed in such a way that the response would occur across multiple instructions and settings. The participants in this study were asked to stop and wait for the instructor using 3 different instructions across 3 different environments. Two children were taught the response of stopping when instructed across 3 of the 9 possible instruction–setting combinations. Both participants responded correctly across the 6 untrained combinations following training."
Recommended Citation
Hendrickx, Kaitlin, "Using matrix training to promote the generalization of responding to an instruction to stop" (2015). Master’s Theses - College of Arts and Sciences. 108.
https://digitalcommons.wne.edu/castheses/108
