Goal & Participants
What was the goal of the study?
To teach interview skills to young adults with ASD
What were the dependent variables?
What was the independent variable?
Behavioural Skills Training (BST).
What were the results of the study?
BST led to significant improvements in interview skills among participants.
What is the social significance of the goal?
It addresses high unemployment rates among individuals with ASD & allows for more independence in their lives.
Which variable was operationally defined as “questions seeking clarification of details of the position”
Asking appropriate questions
What ABA technique was used in the intervention?
Prompting
True or False: the skills were only generalized across people & settings
False: they were also generalized across stimuli
What were the names of the participants?
Adam, Sara, & Edward.
True or False? Interviewers used a 10-second momentary time sample to measure one of the variables
True, they used a 10-second momentary time sample to measure appropriate body language
In the asking & answering questions training sessions, how many questions were targeted per session?
3
How was maintenance assessed?
Through follow-up sessions conducted 3 & 6 weeks after each skill's mastery criterion was met.
True or False: The participants had some prior experience with being interviewed
False: The participants all had been provided internship opportunities from a community-based program, but none had any actual interview experience.
Which variable was operationally defined as "a clear, direct answer to the question asked as well as additional detail about their work experience"
Appropriately answering questions
True or False: All of the training sessions were identical and used the same 4 steps.
False: There was a bit of variation among how the skills were taught, but the sessions themselves used the same 4 steps.
What experimental design was used?
Multiple baselines across participants.
What was the name of the test used to evaluate expressive vocabulary?
EVT-II
How did they measure appropriate questions asked?
Event recording and the observers marked a tallied for each appropriate response on a datasheet
What was the general 4 step process for the training sessions?
Explanation/Instruction --> Instructors Model --> Participants Practice --> Instructors Provide Feedback
True or False: 2/3 participants acquired the skills with BST alone, with the 3rd participant requiring extra support
True: Edward required additional textual prompts and reinforcement