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Piloting a brief relational operant training program: Analyses of response latencies and intelligence

McLoughlin, Shane
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Tyndall, Ian
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Pereira, Antonina
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University of Chester; University of Chichester
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2018-08-06
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Previous research suggests that training relational operant responding using the SMART (Strengthening Mental Abilities with Relational Training) program over several months can result in improved performance on cognitive intelligence tests. This study aimed to investigate whether engaging in a 3-week relational training program would improve (i) scores and (ii) reaction times on a standardised intelligence test, and (iii) to pilot a new multiple exemplar training procedure targeting complex analogical operant responding (SMARTA; SMART for Analogy). We administered the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT-2) to eight adults across four time points. Control: Time 1–4: No intervention. Experimental: Time 1–2: No intervention. Time 2–3: SMART relational operant training. Time 3–4: SMARTA analogical relational operant training. Experimental participants demonstrated greater improvements in terms of both (i) response latencies and (ii) response fluencies on the Verbal Knowledge subscale of the KBIT-2.
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McLoughlin, S., Tyndall, I., & Pereira, A. (2018). Piloting a brief relational operant training program: Analyses of response latencies and intelligence. European Journal of Behavior Analysis 19(2), 228-146. DOI: 10.1080/15021149.2018.1507087
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Taylor & Francis
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European Journal of Behavior Analysis
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http://hdl.handle.net/10034/621413
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10.1080/15021149.2018.1507087
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal of Behavior Analysis on 6th August 2018, available online: doi: 10.1080/15021149.2018.1507087
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