Manitoba Association for Behaviour Analysis 1st Annual Conference

October 7, 2006 P412 Duff Roblin Bldg. University of Manitoba Morning Program Schedule 8:00 9:00 Registration 9:00 9:20 Presidential Address: The incorporation of basic research to applied psychology.
KIRSTEN WIRTH, Manitoba Association For Behaviour Analysis, University of Manitoba, St. Amant ABA Program

Afternoon Program Schedule 1:00 1:35 A history of behaviour analysis.

JOSEPH PEAR, University of Manitoba

Afternoon Schedule Cont 4:05 4:40 Outcomes of the St. Amant ABA program preschool services.
DANIELA FAZZIO & ANGELA CORNICK, St. Amant ABA Program

1:40 2:15 The preratio pause on fixed-ratio schedules of reinforcement: Relations to human procrastination.
ADAM DERENNE, University of North Dakota

4:45 5:20 Interval recording for duration events A re-evaluation.

JOHN RAPP, AMANDA COLBY, St. Cloud University; TIMOTHY VOLLMER, HENRY ROANE, Marcus & Kennedy Krieger Institutes, and Emory School of Medicine; JOANNA LOMAS, Marcus Institute; and LISA BRITTON, The Spectrum Centre

9:25 10:45 Guest Speaker: An interactive session on teaching as a term for all seasons - Hopefully something useful for everyone.
JERRY MERTENS & BRADLEY DREIS, St. Cloud University

2:20 2:55 How does a behaviourally-oriented sports psychologist analyze mental preparation? Examples from figure skating.
GARRY MARTIN, University of Manitoba

2:55 3:25 POSTER SESSION & COFFEE BREAK (see reverse for poster information) 3:25 4:00 The experimental analysis of positive induction in rats and its implications for human behaviour.
JEFFREY WEATHERLY, University of North Dakota

10:45 11:00 COFFEE BREAK 11:00 12:00 Roundtable Discussion: Graduate programs and job opportunities in ABA.
ALL WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE

Social Evening Please join us at TAVERN UNITED after the conference for dinner, drinks, and good conversation! Location: CanadInns Fort Garry 1834 Pembina Hwy.

12:00 1:00 LUNCH BREAK

Manitoba Association for Behaviour Analysis 1st Annual Conference

October 7, 2006 P412 Duff Roblin Bldg. University of Manitoba Poster Session How do persons with developmental disabilities learn to prefer choice?
BREANNE BYIERS

Posters The relationship between procrastination and academic performance in a computer-aided PSI course.
GABRIEL J. SCHNERCH, KACEY DALZELL, SHERISE DEVINE, JOSEPH J. PEAR

Posters Predicting the learning ability of people with intellectual disabilities: The assessment of basic learning abilities test versus caregivers.
JENNIFER R. THORSTEINSSON, MAY LEE, SARA SPEVACK, G.L. MARTIN, C. T. YU, PAM KELSO, TOBY MARTIN

Prevalence of children with pervasive developmental disorders in Manitoba in 2002 and 2003.
LEAH ENNS, C.T. YU, AB CHUDLEY,H. OUELETTE-KUNTZ, HELEN COO, JEANETTE HOLDEN

Adding a new visual matching task to the assessment of basic learning abilities.
QUINN SENKOW, G.L. MARTIN, C. T. YU, TOBY MARTIN

Does the matching law describe the relationship between parental attention and child appropriate versus inappropriate behaviour?
KERRI WALTERS, DANIELLE LAFRANCE, TOBY MARTIN, C.T. YU

Can the ABLA test results predict compliance to instructions in children with developmental delay?
RENE HIEBERT, JENNIFER THORSTEINSSON, G.L. MARTIN, C.T. YU

Picture prompts in teaching activity Schedules.

CAROLINE SIMARD, ERIC RUDRUD, KIMBERLY SCHULZE, GINETTE SIMARDTETREAULT, CORRIE HIEBERT, JASON HIEBERT, MELISSA LAM

Using a single-subject design to increase peer-review accuracy in a computer-aided PSI course: Part II.
KIRSTEN M. WIRTH, JODY M. LAMBERT, DIANNE MIGUEL, JOSEPH J. PEAR