A comparison of instruction formats for administering a computerized behavioral test

A comparison of instruction formats for administering a computerized behavioral test

Shaping and fading techniques were employed to replace written instructions used in computerized behavioral tests. Apple Macintosh computers and HyperCard with Pascal extensions were chosen as the development environment to implement the new techniques. Initial Findings demonstrate the effectiveness and relative efficiency of shaping techniques to teach correct performance on the Symbol-Digit Test.

采用塑造和渐隐技术来替代计算机化行为测试中使用的书面指令。选择苹果麦金塔电脑以及带有Pascal扩展的超级卡片（HyperCard）作为开发环境来实施这些新技术。初步研究结果证明了塑造技术在符号 - 数字测试中教导正确表现的有效性和相对效率。