Wehby, J. H., & Hollahan, M. S. (2000).
Effects of high-probability requests on the latency to initiate academic tasks.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
33, 259-262.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a
high-probability request sequence on the latency to and duration
of compliance to a request for completion of an independent math
assignment. The participant was an elementary-school student with
learning disabilities who exhibited noncompliance during math
instruction. The results showed that high-probability requests
were effective in reducing the latency to compliance but only
minimally affected duration of engagement.
DESCRIPTORS: high probability request sequences, behavioral momentum,
compliance, academic instruction