The multiple exemplar instruction procedure (MEI) is characterized by the rapid and
randomized rotation of training of different verbal repertoires in consecutive trails and has been
used in the investigation of induction of 'bidirectional naming' (BiN) and promotion of
interdependence between verbal repertoires (IVR). This work performed a systematic review
of experimental studies that have used MEI in the conditions mentioned above, with the aim of
identify and analyze the profile of the participants, tests’ structure and tested repertoires, the
aim and structure of the MEI training, and the obtained results. A search in the databases Wiley,
PUBMED, SciELO, Web of Science and Scopus, using the term 'multiple exemplar', resulted
in 24 articles selected for analysis (12 of them used MEI to induce BiN and 12 to promote IRV).
In general, it was observed that: (1) the majority of participants were children with atypical
development; (2) the most used test structures were: pre/post-test through training identity
matching to sample with the tact of the sample stimulus by the experimenter (IDMTS+tact) up
to performance criteria, followed by tests of auditory-visual matching to sample (AVMTS),
pure and impure tacts (for BiN), and pre/post-test of the repertoires trained in the MEI (e.g.,
tact, mand) and pre/post-test through training a repertoire with one set and testing of another
repertoire with the same set, and vice versa (for IRV); and the main tested repertoires were
'speaker unidirectional naming', mand and pure tact; (3) the most used MEI structure were: the
rotation of trials with IDMTS+tact, AVMTS, pure and impure tacts (for BiN), and rotation of
trials with mands and pure tact (for IVR); and (4) the results were generally positive for
establishing IVR and ‘speaker unidirectional naming’. It is argued that adequate tests of ‘joint
bidirectional naming’ or ‘incidental bidirectional naming’ have not been conducted, and
research is suggested to overcome this limitation and to advance knowledge about IVR.
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