Western New England University and the New England Center for Children.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2014 Spring;47(1):113-35. doi: 10.1002/jaba.107.
Although researchers have evaluated assessment methods for identifying preferred tangible and edible items for children with developmental disabilities, few have evaluated assessment methods for identifying preferred topographies of attention. In the current study, indirect and direct assessments were conducted to identify 7 topographies of attention to include in subsequent preference and reinforcer assessments. Two different assessment formats were evaluated until reliable results were achieved with 1 of them. In both formats, a therapist presented photos that depicted the topographies of attention included in the stimulus array, and a control card (resulting in no consequence) was included. After evaluation of the 2 formats, a reinforcer assessment was conducted with a socially relevant target behavior (i.e., mands) to determine the predictive validity of the preference assessments.
虽然研究人员已经评估了识别发育障碍儿童偏好的有形和可食用物品的评估方法，但很少有研究评估识别注意力偏好模式的评估方法。在本研究中，进行了间接和直接评估，以确定后续偏好和强化评估中包含的 7 种注意力偏好模式。评估了两种不同的评估格式，直到其中一种格式获得可靠的结果。在这两种格式中，治疗师呈现了描绘刺激物阵列中包含的注意力偏好模式的照片，并且包括了一张控制卡（没有后果）。在评估了这两种格式之后，进行了一个与社会相关的目标行为（即，需求）的强化评估，以确定偏好评估的预测效度。
