Function Acquisition Speed Test (FAST)
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The Function Acquisition Speed Test (FAST) is an implicit measure of stimulus relatedness (based on prior learning). It assesses how quickly a person can learn to arbitrarily sort items based on their existing associations, with the speed of acquisition reflecting the strength of these previously learned relationships.
A FAST template script with text-only stimuli.
References
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O’Reilly, A., Roche, B., Ruiz, M., Tyndall, I., & Gavin, A. (2012). The function acquisition speed test (FAST): A behavior analytic implicit test for assessing stimulus relations. The Psychological Record, 62(3), 507–528. https:// doi. org/ 10. 1007/ bf033 95817
Cummins, J., Roche, B., Tyndall, I., & Cartwright, A. (2018). The relationship between differential stimulus relatedness and implicit measure effect sizes. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 110(1), 24–38. https:// doi. org/ 10. 1002/ jeab. 437
Cummins, J., & Roche, B. (2020). Measuring differential nodal distance using the function acquisition speed test. Behavioural Processes, 178, 104179. https:// doi. org/ 10. 1016/j. beproc. 2020. 104179
Watters, A., Cummins, J., & Roche, B. (2023). How to Build and How not to Build an Implicit Measure in Behavior Analysis: A case Study Using the Function Acquisition Speed Test. Perspectives on Behavior Science, 46(3–4), 459–492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-023-00387-w