Children in responsive play

Document Type

Thesis

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Psychology

Degree

M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis

Date Completed

2019

First Committee Member

MacDonald, Rebecca

Second Committee Member

Henley, Amy

Third Committee Member

Dickson, Chata

Abstract

"The purpose of the current study was to use a video modeling package plus individualized video feedback to teach parents to engage in responsive and expansive play with their child. Three strategies were targeted: follow the lead, responsive feedback, and expansive play. A single-subject ABCD research study was replicated across two participants was used. Parents were trained using a video model training package plus individualized video feedback on performance in the previous session. Following mastery of the first strategy the participants began training the second strategy, following mastery of the second strategy the participants began training on the third strategy. Results show that video modeling training packages plus individualized video feedback were effective in training parents to engage in responsive and expansive play. Additionally, data were collected on the child's percent of intervals engaged in reciprocal or solitary play. Following parent training both children's rates of reciprocal play increased and rates of solitary play decreased."

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