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The experimenters examined two different levels of acquisition criteria—Set and Operant Analysis—to assess acquisition and response maintenance of tact operants for four participants. Set Analysis involved replacing acquired operants at a set level, whereas Operant Analysis involved replacing acquired operants at an individual operant level. All participants required fewer instructional trials to acquire tacts under the Operant Analysis condition. Three participants maintained a similar number of operants in both conditions, whereas one participant maintained more operants under the Set Analysis condition.
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• Different levels of acquisition criteria affect learners’ tact acquisition and maintenance.
• Practitioners can replace acquired operants at a set level or at an individual operant level.
• Operant level of analysis is more efficient as fewer instructional trials are needed for acquisition compared to set level of analysis.
• Operant and set levels of analyses yield a similar number of operants maintained after 2 weeks of acquisition.
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Chang, H., Nainani, T. & Kim, J.Y. Comparison of Acquisition Criteria Applied to Individual and Sets of Tacts: A Systematic Replication. Behav Analysis Practice (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00933-1
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