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William V Dube1, Chata A Dickson, Lyn M Balsamo

  • 1University of Massachusetts Medical School - Shriver Center, 333 South Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA. william.dube@umassmed.edu

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Interventions to improve observing behavior can help individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) overcome restricted stimulus control. However, improving observing does not always guarantee better accuracy.

Keywords:
humansmatching to sampleobserving behaviorrestricted stimulus controlstimulus overselectivitytouchscreen

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  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Developmental Disabilities

Background:

  • Restricted stimulus control describes limitations in discrimination learning.
  • Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) often exhibit restricted stimulus control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between observing behavior and restricted stimulus control in individuals with ID.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving observing behavior for remediating restricted stimulus control.

Main Methods:

  • Two-sample delayed matching to sample task administered to participants with and without ID.
  • Eye-tracking apparatus used to record sample-stimulus observing behavior.
  • Interventions targeting observing behavior implemented for participants with restricted stimulus control.

Main Results:

  • High accuracy and reliable stimulus observing observed in non-disabled participants and some participants with ID.
  • Restricted stimulus control in other participants with ID correlated with failures to observe or brief observing durations.
  • Interventions improved observing behavior and accuracy for most participants, but not all.

Conclusions:

  • Interventions controlling observing behavior are necessary for remediating restricted stimulus control.
  • Controlling observing behavior may not always be sufficient for improving accuracy, suggesting a need to also address attending.
  • Further research is needed to understand the complex relationship between observing, attending, and stimulus control in ID.