Stimulus Complexity and Autistic Children's Responsivity: Assessing and Training a Pivotal Behavior.

Burke, John C.; Cerniglia, Laurie

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ERIC Number: EJ413190

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Stimulus Complexity and Autistic Children's Responsivity: Assessing and Training a Pivotal Behavior.

Burke, John C.; Cerniglia, Laurie

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v20 n2 p233-53 Jun 1990

Four autistic children, age 8-15, exhibited fewer correct responses to a stimulus as the number of stimulus components was increased from 1 to 4. Training was effective in producing some generalized increases in responses to complex stimuli. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Autism, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention, Responses, Stimuli, Student Reaction, Training

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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