title: A parametric analysis of errors of commission during discrete-trial training.
abstract: We investigated the effects of systematic changes in levels of treatment integrity by altering errors of commission during error-correction procedures as part of discrete-trial training. We taught 3 students with autism receptive nonsense shapes under 3 treatment integrity conditions (0%, 50%, or 100% errors of commission). Participants exhibited higher levels of performance during perfect implementation (0% errors). For 2 of the 3 participants, performance was low and showed no differentiation in the remaining conditions. Findings suggest that 50% commission errors may be as detrimental as 100% commission errors on teaching outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Melmark New England, USA. fdreed@ku.edu
authors.forename: Florence D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: DiGennaro Reed
authors.forename: Derek D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Cynthia N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Baez
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maguire
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome