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  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Child Development
  • Applied Behavior Analysis

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  • Understanding emergent tact control is crucial for language acquisition in children.
  • Stimulus pairing procedures are foundational in teaching object-label associations.
  • Investigating the influence of stimulus presentation order on learning is key.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine emergent tact control in young children following auditory-visual stimulus pairing.
  • To compare the effects of word-first versus image-first stimulus presentation arrangements.
  • To assess the role of echoic responding in the development of tact control.

Main Methods:

  • Eight children aged 2-5 years participated across three experiments.
  • Stimuli were presented in either a word-first or image-first condition.
  • Post-session probes assessed vocal responses to determine stimulus control.

Main Results:

  • Seven out of eight participants demonstrated emergent stimulus control over vocal responses.
  • Participants showed more echoic responses in the word-first condition with visual stimuli present.
  • The order of stimulus presentation did not significantly impact emergent tact control.

Conclusions:

  • Emergent tact control can be established through stimulus pairing in young children.
  • While echoic responding may be influenced by presentation order, tact control itself appears robust.
  • Further research into stimulus-pairing techniques and the function of echoic behavior is warranted.