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Rachel H Thompson1, Nicole M Cotnoir-Bichelman, Paige M McKerchar
1Applied Behavioral Science Department, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Room 4001, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA. rthomps@ku.edu
Abstract:
Existing research suggests that there may be benefits to teaching signing to hearing infants who have not yet developed vocal communication. In the current study, each of 4 infants ranging in age from 6 to 10 months was taught a simple sign using delayed prompting and reinforcement. In addition, Experiment 1 showed that 2 children independently signed in a variety of novel stimulus conditions (e.g., in a classroom, with father) after participating in sign training under controlled experimental conditions. In Experiment 2, crying and whining were replaced with signing when sign training was implemented in combination with extinction.
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