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M A Primus1

  • 1Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie 82071.

The Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
|August 1, 1987
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This study explored operant conditioning techniques for assessing young children's hearing. Complex auditory tasks and animated toys increased child responses, aiding audiometric assessment development.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric audiology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Behavioral science

Background:

  • Accurate hearing assessment in young children is challenging.
  • Operant conditioning techniques show variable success.
  • Need for systematic evaluation of assessment methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate response and reinforcement features in operant discrimination paradigms.
  • Examine techniques for audiometric assessment in 17-month-old children.
  • Identify effective methods for improving engagement and response rates.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized two operant discrimination paradigms with 17-month-old children.
  • Compared complex central processing tasks (auditory/visual spatial localization) with simple detection tasks.

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  • Assessed the impact of animated toy reinforcers versus standard reinforcers.

    • Main Results:

    • Complex tasks elicited more responses before habituation compared to simple detection.
    • Animated toy reinforcers more than doubled the number of subject responses.
    • No significant differences in response conditioning rate or consistency were found across tasks or reinforcement types.

    Conclusions:

    • Task complexity and engaging reinforcers significantly impact young children's participation in auditory assessments.
    • Animated toys show promise for enhancing engagement in pediatric audiology.
    • Further research can refine operant conditioning methods for reliable hearing evaluations in infants and toddlers.