Therapist Characteristics Predict Discrete Trial Teaching Procedural Fidelity [PDF]
Abstract Early intensive behavioral intervention is generally effective for children with autism spectrum disorder but is associated with variability in treatment outcome and quality of treatment delivery may contribute to this. This study examined the relationship between therapist personality, attitude toward individuals with a ...
Peters-Scheffer, N.C. +3 more
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This study evaluated a systematic method of training and evaluating supervisors in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) settings. Using a concurrent multiple baseline across subjects design, this study assessed the use of a training protocol designed to teach masters’ and doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analysts® (BCBA®s/BCBA-D®s) to supervise ...
Cruz, Yulema +3 more
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Evaluating Efficacy and Preference for Prompt Type During Discrete-Trial Teaching [PDF]
The components of discrete-trial teaching (DTT) may be individualized to each learner during instruction (e.g., the type of prompts used). However, there is limited research on the relative efficiency and effectiveness of these different prompt types. In addition, the learner’s preference for how they are taught is not always considered.
Victoria, Markham +2 more
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Causes and Presentation Of Cervical Lymphadenopathy
OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of cervical lymphadenopathy in systemic diseases, their presentation and investigative tools. METHODOLOGY This descriptive study was carried out from 1st July 2014 to 30 June 2017 in ENT and head and neck department
Arifullah Bangash +2 more
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The therapeutic effect of scalp acupuncture on natal autism and regressive autism
Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a common disease and the incidence has been rising constantly. Acupuncture is one of the most widely used complementary and alternative medicine therapies.
Chuen Heung Yau +2 more
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Exploring evidence-based practice by occupational therapists when working with people with apraxia [PDF]
Short Report Evidence in the literature supports a number of interventions that occupational therapists may utilise when working with people with apraxia, although there is no gold standard approach.
Roden, P, Tempest, S
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Attentive Learning of Sequential Handwriting Movements: A Neural Network Model [PDF]
Defense Advanced research Projects Agency and the Office of Naval Research (N00014-95-1-0409, N00014-92-J-1309); National Science Foundation (IRI-97-20333); National Institutes of Health (I-R29-DC02952-01)
A. Berardelli +93 more
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Treating depressive disorders with the unified protocol: A preliminary randomized evaluation. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to examine the efficacy of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) for individuals diagnosed with a depressive disorder. METHOD: Participants included 44 adults who met criteria for major
Ametaj, Amantia A. +9 more
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Training discrete trials teaching skills using videoconference
AbstractThis study investigated the effect of videoconferencing in training staff to implement discrete trial teaching in real life settings with children with autism. Fourteen participants were randomly assigned to two groups. One group received training on-site and the other group received training via videoconference. The participants in both groups
Hay-Hansson, Aina W., Eldevik, Sigmund
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Midbrain Dopamine Neurons Signal Belief in Choice Accuracy during a Perceptual Decision [PDF]
Central to the organization of behavior is the ability to predict the values of outcomes to guide choices. The accuracy of such predictions is honed by a teaching signal that indicates how incorrect a prediction was (“reward prediction error,” RPE).
Kepec, A. +4 more
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