학술논문
Brief Report: Feasibility of the Probabilistic Reversal Learning Task as an Outcome Measure in an Intervention Trial for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Article
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Subject
*TREATMENT of autism
*EXPERIMENTAL design
*PILOT projects
*STATISTICAL reliability
*TASK performance
*BEHAVIOR therapy
*LEARNING strategies
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*COGNITIVE testing
*SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics)
*EMOTION regulation
*GROUP psychotherapy
RESEARCH evaluation
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ISSN
0162-3257
Abstract
Cognitive flexibility deficits are a hallmark feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but few evidence-based behavioral interventions have successfully addressed this treatment target. Outcome measurement selection may help account for previous findings. The probabilistic reversal learning task (PRL) is a measure of cognitive flexibility previously validated for use in ASD, but its use as an outcome measure has not yet been assessed. The current study examined the feasibility, reproducibility, and sensitivity of PRL in a within-subjects trial of Regulating Together, a group-based intervention targeting emotion regulation. We demonstrated the PRL is highly feasible, showed test–retest reproducibility, and is sensitive to detect change following the intervention. Our findings demonstrate the PRL task may be a useful outcome measure of cognitive flexibility in future intervention trials in ASD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]