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Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing of Vocalizations: A Systematic Replication

The Analysis of Verbal Behavior volume 30, pages 69–74 (2014)Cite this article

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The current study replicated an enhanced stimulus-stimulus pairing (SSP) procedure used by Esch et al. (Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 42: 42–225, 2009) for increasing vocalizations in children with autism. The enhanced SSP procedure consisted of pairing target vocalizations with high-preference items, interspersed target and nontarget trials, an observing response, and the presentation of the vocalizations in “motherese” speech. Results showed substantial increases in target vocalizations above baseline levels and above nontarget vocalizations for two of three participants.

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  1. Department of Applied Behavior Analysis, Caldwell College, 120 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell, NJ, 07006, USA

    Lisa Rader, Tina M. Sidener, Kenneth F. Reeve & Adriane Miliotis

  2. Garden Academy, Maplewood, NJ, 07040, USA

    David W. Sidener

  3. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Lara Delmolino

  4. The Carbone Clinic, 614 Corporate Way Suite *1, Valley Cottage, NY, 10989, USA

    Vincent Carbone

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Correspondence to Tina M. Sidener.

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This study is based on a thesis submitted by the first author, under the supervision of the second author, to the Psychology Department at Caldwell College for the Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis.

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Rader, L., Sidener, T.M., Reeve, K.F. et al. Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing of Vocalizations: A Systematic Replication. Analysis Verbal Behav 30, 69–74 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-014-0012-0

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