Matching-to-sample (MTS) is a foundational discrimination learning procedure in which the learner is presented with a sample stimulus and selects the comparison stimulus that matches it from an array. In applied behavior analysis, matching is one of the earliest and most important prerequisite skills in skill acquisition programs — it provides the perceptual and cognitive infrastructure for reading, categorization, mathematics, and symbol-based communication systems including PECS and AAC devices.
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| BACB | 1 | General |
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