The effects of varying levels of treatment integrity on child compliance during treatment with a three-step prompting procedure.
The effects of three levels of treatment integrity (100%, 50%, and 0%) on child compliance were evaluated in the context of the implementation of a three-step prompting procedure. Two typically developing preschool children participated in the study. After baseline data on compliance to one of three common demands were collected, a therapist implemented the three-step prompting procedure at three different integrity levels. One integrity level was associated with each demand. The effects of the integrity levels were examined using multielement designs. The results indicate that compliance varied according to the level of treatment integrity that was in place.
Wilder
David A
DA
Florida Institute of Technology, School of Psychology, Melbourne 32901, USA. dawilder@fit.edu
Atwell
Julie
J
Wine
Byron
B
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003463:Cues; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D015588:Observer Variation; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome