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Over-selectivity decreases with increased training: A role for within-compound associations
2019, Acta PsychologicaLack of evidence for inhibitory processes in over-selectivity
2012, Behavioural ProcessesCitation Excerpt :‘Stimulus over-selectivity’ refers to behavior being controlled by one aspect of the environment at the expense of other equally salient aspects of the environment (e.g., Broomfield et al., 2008a; Dube and McIlvane, 1999; Koegel and Schreibman, 1977; Lovaas et al., 1979; Lovaas and Schreibman, 1971; Reed et al., 2009; Reed and Gibson, 2005; see Dube, 2009, for a review). This is an extremely common problem that is observed under many circumstances, including for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD; e.g., Dube and McIlvane, 1997, 1999; Koegel and Wilhelm, 1973; Lovaas and Schreibman, 1971; Reed et al., 2009; Schneider and Salzberg, 1982; Stromer et al., 1993; Wilhelm and Lovaas, 1976), general learning disabilities (Dube et al., 1999), the elderly (McHugh and Reed, 2007), as well as situations involving high cognitive demands in a healthy population (e.g., McHugh and Reed, 2007; Reed and Gibson, 2005; Reynolds and Reed, 2011). Over-selectivity is often explored using a simultaneous discrimination task, whereby participants are presented with two, two-element compounds, and are trained (through trial-and-error learning) to select one compound over the alternative compound (i.e., AB+ CD−).
Effects of schedule of reinforcement on over-selectivity
2011, Research in Developmental DisabilitiesCitation Excerpt :‘Stimulus over-selectivity’ can be defined as behavior controlled by one element of the environment at the expense of other equally salient aspects of the environment (e.g., Broomfield, McHugh, & Reed, 2008a; Dube & McIlvane, 1999; Koegel & Schreibman, 1977; Lovaas & Schreibman, 1971; Lovaas, Koegel, & Schreibman, 1979; see Dube, 2009, for a review). Over-selectivity is a common problem for individuals with a range of developmental and intellectual disorders (e.g., Dube & McIlvane, 1997, 1999; Koegel & Wilhelm, 1973; Lovaas & Schreibman, 1971; Reed, Broomfield, McHugh, McCausland, & Leader, 2009; Schneider & Salzberg, 1982; Stromer, McIlvane, Dube, & Mackay, 1993; Wilhelm & Lovaas, 1976), but is not restricted to these groups of individuals, and can also occur in a variety of situations involving high cognitive demands in non-clinical populations (e.g., McHugh & Reed, 2007; Reed & Gibson, 2005; Reynolds & Reed, 2011). Over-selectivity is often investigated through the use of a simultaneous discrimination task, with participants being trained to select one two-element compound stimulus over an alternative two-element compound by trial-and-error learning.
The strength and generality of stimulus over-selectivity in simultaneous discrimination procedures
2011, Learning and MotivationCitation Excerpt :Lovaas and Scheribman (1971) suggest that over-selectivity can interfere with learning in individuals with ASD as a result of an inability to respond to multiple cues. Responses restricted to particular cues can be detrimental to learning, as it may restrict learning the range or number of features of a stimulus, and, therefore, result in an inability to acquire particular behaviors (Schneider & Salzberg, 1982). Stimulus over-selectivity can account for a range of characteristics shown in children with ASD, including deficits in the ability to transfer treatment gains (Rincover & Koegel, 1975), an inability to acquire language (Birnie-Selwyn & Guerin, 1997; Koegel, Schreibman, Britten, & Laitinen, 1979; Lovaas, Berberich, Perloff, & Schaeffer, 1966; Lovaas, Schreibman, Koegel, & Rehm, 1971), deficits in communication skills (Lovaas et al., 1971; Schreibman & Lovaas, 1973), an understanding of speech, impaired respondent conditioning and observational learning, a delay in the development of conditioned reinforcers and deficiencies in emotional behavior (Lovaas, Koegel, & Schreibman, 1979).
Overselective stimulus control in residential school students with intellectual disabilities
2006, Research in Developmental Disabilities