Jessica L Paranczak, Joseph M Lambert, Jennifer R Ledford, Bailey A Copeland, M Janey Macdonald
Recommendations for achieving generalized instructional outcomes often overlook the capacity for generative learning for most verbally competent humans. Four children (ages 5-8) participated in this project. In Study 1, we provided decontextualized discrete trial teaching to establish arbitrary relations between colors, pictures of characters, and researcher motor actions. All participants engaged in derivative responding, providing evidence of relational framing. Subsequently, we demonstrated that, with no additional instruction, these derivatives contributed to effective action within a socially valid context (i...
March 4, 2024: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis