This study investigated a novel method for implementing programs of graduated stimulus change aimed at teaching arbitrary matching to children—stimulus fading in this case. Whereas typical fading programs arrange graduated stimulus change across trials, our method used computer animation to arrange stimulus changes within trials. Thus, children could observe stimuli changing dynamically rather than statically as in typical fading procedures. We hypothesized that dynamic stimulus change would likely prove superior to static change. When dynamic versus static fading procedures were compared, however, both procedures yielded similar, variable learning outcomes. Nevertheless, our study showed that dynamic fading was feasible, perhaps setting the stage for further research to assess whether variations in the parameters of dynamic fading might lead to greater successes.

这项研究调查了一种新的方法，该方法可用于实施渐进式刺激变化计划，旨在教授与儿童任意匹配的方法-在这种情况下，刺激会逐渐消失。而典型的衰落节目安排在各试验毕业刺激的变化，我们的方法采用电脑动画来安排的刺激改变内审判。因此，儿童可以观察到动态变化而不是像典型的衰落过程那样静态地变化。我们假设动态刺激变化可能会证明优于静态变化。但是，当比较动态衰落程序和静态衰落程序时，两种程序都产生相似的可变学习结果。然而，我们的研究表明动态衰减是可行的，也许为进一步研究评估动态衰减参数的变化是否可能带来更大的成功奠定了基础。