Date of Award
4-1984
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Jack L. Michael
Second Advisor
Dr. Paul Mountjoy
Third Advisor
Dr. Neil Kent
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
As a consequence of reviewing the results of non-behavioral and behavioral approaches to language training for the language deficient, further development of an alternative approach seemed warranted. This study attempted to develop a procedure for training a functional verbal repertoire involving a new language system which consisted of originally meaningless words and symbols. Young "normal" children participated as a first step in developing this procedure. Two preschoolers were taught a few verbal responses, each controlled by several different variables. A new verbal response was then taught under the control of a few variables. Transfer of the new verbal responses under the control of the remaining variables without specific training was noted. A functional verbal repertoire was successfully trained as well as a transfer effect observed.
Recommended Citation
Richter, Kimberly Lou, "A Program to Teach Multiple Verbal Relations Involving a Small Number of Response Forms" (1984). Masters Theses. 1553.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1553