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An evaluation of choice on instructional efficacy and individual preferences among children with autism

Author(s) -

Toussaint Karen A.,

Kodak Tiffany,

Vladescu Jason C.

Publication year - 2016

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.263

Subject(s) - autism , preference , psychology , reinforcement , developmental psychology , differential reinforcement , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , economics , microeconomics

The current study compared the differential effects of choice and no‐choice reinforcement conditions on skill acquisition. In addition, we assessed preference for choice‐making opportunities with 3 children with autism, using a modified concurrent‐chains procedure. We replicated the experiment with 2 participants. The results indicated that choice‐making opportunities increased treatment efficacy for 2 of the 3 participants, and all 3 participants demonstrated a preference for choice‐making opportunities.

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