Multiply controlled verbal operants: An analysis and extension to the picture exchange communication system

The Behavior Analyst - Tập 27 - Trang 247-261 - 2017
Andy Bondy1, Matt Tincani2, Lori Frost1
1Pyramid Educational Consultants, Newark, USA
2Department of Special Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

Tóm tắt

This paper presents Skinner’s (1957) analysis of verbal behavior as a framework for understanding language acquisition in children with autism. We describe Skinner’s analysis of pure and impure verbal operants and illustrate how this analysis may be applied to the design of communication training programs. The picture exchange communication system (PECS) is a training program influenced by Skinner’s framework. We describe the training sequence associated with PECS and illustrate how this sequence may establish multiply controlled verbal behavior in children with autism. We conclude with an examination of how Skinner’s framework may apply to other communication modalities and training strategies.

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