Objectives:

 
  1. The learner will identify features of joint attention as defined in cognitive/developmental psychology.
  2. The learner will identify the behavioral topographies of joint attention initiation and the developmental progression of those topographies.
  3. The learner will identify the operant terms, functions, and examples of the gaze-shift contingency analysis.
  4. The learner will identify the operant functions of solitary play.
  5. The learner will identify defining features of two possible operant classes of JA initiation.
  6. The learner will identify features of the joint attention deficit in autism.
  7. The learner will identify features of the concurrent choice procedure for assessing the value of social interaction.
  8. The learner will identify possible opportunities and strategies for research and intervention.