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Using eye gaze to identify reinforcers for individuals with severe multiple disabilities
Author(s) -
CannellaMalone Helen I.,
Sabielny Linsey M.,
Tullis Christopher A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.231
Subject(s) - psychology , gaze , stimulus (psychology) , reinforcement , eye tracking , eye movement , audiology , preference , developmental psychology , eye contact , cognitive psychology , social psychology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , medicine , computer science , psychoanalysis , economics , microeconomics
The purpose of this study was to replicate Fleming et al. (2010) by examining the use of eye gaze in identifying reinforcers for 3 individuals with severe multiple disabilities. Preference was measured in a paired‐choice stimulus preference assessment using duration of eye gaze to determine stimulus selection. A subsequent reinforcer assessment used a reversal design to test the reinforcing effects of the high‐ and low‐preference stimuli. The results replicated Fleming et al., indicating that using eye gaze as a selection method successfully identified reinforcing stimuli.