title: Effects of high-probability requests on the latency to initiate academic tasks.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a high-probability request sequence on the latency to and duration of compliance to a request for completion of an independent math assignment. The participant was an elementary-school student with learning disabilities who exhibited noncompliance during math instruction. The results showed that high-probability requests were effective in reducing the latency to compliance but only minimally affected duration of engagement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37202, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wehby
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hollahan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011336:Probability