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The multiple-stimulus-without-replacement preference assessment tool and its predictive validity

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2024

Abstract

This study demonstrates the use of two web-based programs, one to identify video preferences and the other to assess their reinforcing effects. We used the Multiple-Stimulus-Without-Replacement Preference Assessment Tool (MSWO PAT) to identify the video preference hierarchies of seven participants, ages 4-11 years old. We then used a customized reinforcer assessment program that arranged a concurrent-chains preparation with programmed conjugate schedules of reinforcement. Button presses emitted by participants modulated the quality (volume and opacity) of selected videos on a moment-to-moment basis, allowing us to identify the reinforcing effects of the videos in little time. The results showed that the preference assessment had predictive value for five of seven participants. We discuss the MSWO PAT, parameters that may affect the identification of preferences and the use of conjugate schedules to identify reinforcers.

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Student publication.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/C9ZSYXNDBZSKRAVUMPIQ?target=10.1002/jaba.1037

Publication Title

Journal of applied behavior analysis

DOI

10.1002/jaba.1037

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