TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparing preference assessments
T2 - Selection- versus duration-based preference assessment procedures
AU - Kodak, Tiffany
AU - Fisher, Wayne W.
AU - Kelley, Michael E.
AU - Kisamore, April
N1 - Funding Information:
This investigation was supported in part by Grant No. 5 R01 MH69739-02 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - In the current investigation, the results of a selection- and a duration-based preference assessment procedure were compared. A Multiple Stimulus With Replacement (MSW) preference assessment [Windsor, J., Piché, L. M., & Locke, P. A. (1994). Preference testing: A comparison of two presentation methods. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 15, 439-455] and a variation of a Free-Operant (FO) preference assessment procedure [Roane, H. S., Vollmer, T. R., Ringdahl, J. E., & Marcus, B. A. (1998). Evaluation of a brief stimulus preference assessment. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 31, 605-620] were conducted with four participants. A reinforcer assessment was conducted to determine which preference assessment procedure identified the item that produced the highest rates of responding. The items identified as most highly preferred were different across preference assessment procedures for all participants. Results of the reinforcer assessment showed that the MSW identified the item that functioned as the most effective reinforcer for two participants.
AB - In the current investigation, the results of a selection- and a duration-based preference assessment procedure were compared. A Multiple Stimulus With Replacement (MSW) preference assessment [Windsor, J., Piché, L. M., & Locke, P. A. (1994). Preference testing: A comparison of two presentation methods. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 15, 439-455] and a variation of a Free-Operant (FO) preference assessment procedure [Roane, H. S., Vollmer, T. R., Ringdahl, J. E., & Marcus, B. A. (1998). Evaluation of a brief stimulus preference assessment. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 31, 605-620] were conducted with four participants. A reinforcer assessment was conducted to determine which preference assessment procedure identified the item that produced the highest rates of responding. The items identified as most highly preferred were different across preference assessment procedures for all participants. Results of the reinforcer assessment showed that the MSW identified the item that functioned as the most effective reinforcer for two participants.
KW - Concurrent operants
KW - Preference assessment
KW - Reinforcer assessment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.02.010
DO - 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.02.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 19327964
AN - SCOPUS:64649107049
SN - 0891-4222
VL - 30
SP - 1068
EP - 1077
JO - Research in Developmental Disabilities
JF - Research in Developmental Disabilities
IS - 5
ER -