Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-2810, United States.
Res Dev Disabil. 2013 Jan;34(1):362-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.028. Epub 2012 Sep 23.
We examined a procedure to assess preference for social interactions in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Preferences were identified in five individuals using a paired-choice procedure in which participants approached therapists who provided different forms of social interactions. A subsequent tracking test showed that participants' approaches were under control of the form of social interaction provided as opposed to idiosyncratic features of the therapists. Results of a reinforcer assessment found that the social interaction identified as preferred also functioned as a reinforcer for all five participants.
我们研究了一种评估智力和发育障碍个体社交互动偏好的方法。通过一项配对选择程序，我们在五名参与者中确定了偏好，参与者接近提供不同形式社交互动的治疗师。随后的跟踪测试表明，参与者的接近是由提供的社交互动形式控制的，而不是治疗师的特质。强化物评估的结果发现，被确定为偏好的社交互动对所有五名参与者也起到了强化物的作用。
