Table 2.

Fading program for Participant 2’s “Blocks and Cars” training task

Fading Steps	Comparisons*
Step 1. Identity matching	4 small blocks and 4 small cars.
Step 2. Add photographs beneath comparisons	4 blocks placed on a photograph of the 4 blocks and 4 cars placed on a photograph of the 4 cars.
Step 3. Reduce the number of comparison objects on the photograph	3 blocks and 3 cars; photographs remained the same.
Step 4. Reduce the number of comparison objects on the photographs	2 blocks and 2 cars; photographs remained the same.
Step 5. Reduce the amount of the tangibles that are on the picture	1 block and 1 car; photographs remained the same.
Step 6. (Final step) Eliminate comparison objects	Photographs only.

^*Sample always consisted of objects (4 small blocks or 4 small cars) and was not faded throughout the training program.