Gureghian Danielle L, Vladescu Jason C, Gashi Rafaella, Campanaro Alexandra
Garden Academy, West Orange, NJ 07052 USA.
Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2019 Apr 29;13(2):462-466. doi: 10.1007/s40617-019-00356-3. eCollection 2020 Jun.
Providing a choice of reinforcers is a commonly used strategy with children with autism spectrum disorder; however, less is known about the differential effectiveness and efficiency of providing choices before or after responding during acquisition tasks. Therefore, we evaluated reinforcer choice using untaught targets prior to and following responding. Results showed faster acquisition of targets in the consequence condition for 2 of 3 participants. These data provide preliminary support that providing choice prior to responding may not result in the most efficient acquisition for some individuals.
为自闭症谱系障碍儿童提供强化物选择是一种常用策略；然而，对于在习得任务中反应之前或之后提供选择的差异有效性和效率，我们了解得较少。因此，我们在反应之前和之后使用未教授的目标评估了强化物选择。结果显示，3名参与者中有2名在结果条件下目标习得更快。这些数据提供了初步支持，即对于某些个体而言，在反应之前提供选择可能不会带来最有效的习得。
