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. 1994 Winter;27(4):737–738. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1994.27-737

Replication of a high-probability request sequence with varied interprompt times in a preschool setting

Daniel Houlihan 1, Lori Jacobson 1, Paul K Brandon 1
PMCID: PMC1297860  PMID: 16795848

Abstract

An intervention for noncompliance consisting of a series of requests promoting a high probability of compliance followed either 5 s or 20 s later by a request with a low probability of compliance was implemented with a preschool child with autism. Results indicated that applications of the request sequence with a shorter interprompt time resulted in higher rates of compliance, and longer interprompt times resulted in near-baseline rates of compliance.

Keywords: behavioral momentum, high-probability requests, low-probability requests

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