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ASSESSING PREFERENCE FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION IN CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM
Author(s) -
Nuernberger Jodi E.,
Smith Cierra A.,
Czapar Kelly N.,
Klatt Kevin P.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
behavioral interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1099-078X
pISSN - 1072-0847
DOI - 10.1002/bin.1336
Subject(s) - psychology , autism , preference , reinforcement , developmental psychology , social relation , stimulus (psychology) , cognitive psychology , social psychology , economics , microeconomics
In this study, preference for social interaction was investigated for three young children diagnosed with autism. The study consisted of conducting a multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment to determine a hierarchy of preference for the interactions and conducting a reinforcer assessment. Results showed several types of social interaction functioned as reinforcers. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.