ERIC Number: EJ968468
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
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A Case Study Using SAFMEDS to Promote Fluency with Skinner's Verbal Behavior Terms
Stockwell, Fawna; Eshlelman, John
Journal of Precision Teaching and Celeration, v26 p33-40 2010
Using a deck of 60 Say All Fast a Minute Every Day Shuffled (SAFMEDS) cards, a learner established a fluent verbal repertoire related to the key terms of Skinner's (1957) analysis of verbal behavior. This learner was required to see the phrase printed on the front of the card and to say the term printed on the back. Regular timings were recorded over the course of 3 weeks. Results showed an improving learning picture over time--an increase in correct responses and a decrease in incorrect, or "not yet" responses. During the 3rd week of practicing the SAFMEDS set, the learner achieved the fluency aim of 40 cards correct and 2 or fewer not yet responses in a 1-minute timing. Follow-up timings, conducted 3, 4, and 11 weeks after the learner achieved the fluency aim, showed a general maintenance of the performance in both speed and accuracy in the absence of daily practice. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Case Studies, Verbal Operant Conditioning, Behavior, Predictor Variables, Nonverbal Ability, Behavior Modification
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Language: English
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