Document Type
Dissertation
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree
PhD in Behavior Analysis
Dissertation Defense Date
2021-03-25
First Committee Member
Karsten, Amanda M.
Second Committee Member
Thompson, Rachel H.
Third Committee Member
Bourret, Jason
Additional Committee Member(s)
Palmer, David C.
Abstract
Behavior Analysis training programs prepare ABA trainees to pass their certification examinations and, thereafter, to effectively deliver ABA services. Researchers are yet to evaluate the extent to which skills established during classroom activities generalize to conditions that more closely approximate practiceas- usual conditions. The purpose of this series of studies was to explore necessary and sufficient conditions for ABA trainees to select appropriate measurement methods in a variety of trained and untrained contexts. In Study 1, investigators taught behavior technicians to select among seven measurement methods in response to trial-unique written complete scenarios. In Study 2, investigators evaluated a package to teach discriminated responding between complete measurement scenarios and scenarios that omitted critical contextual variables (i.e., incomplete scenarios). Performance was assessed via written assessments as well as staged, naturalistic assessments with confederates. Results for Study 1 and Study 2 indicated that the intervention was efficacious in training participants to perform accurately on scenario-based written assessments including complete and incomplete scenarios with some evidence of transfer to staged assessments for participants in Study 2 (i.e., accurate performance on at least 1 of 2 staged assessment types for 4 of 4 participants).
Recommended Citation
White, Emily, "Problem Solving and Clinical Decision-Making: Teaching ABA Trainees to Select Measurement Methods" (2021). Doctoral Dissertations - College of Arts and Sciences. 71.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/casdissertations/71
