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A COMPARISON OF VERBAL AND TANGIBLE STIMULUS PREFERENCE ASSESSMENTS
Author(s) -
CohenAlmeida Daniel,
Graff Richard B.,
Ahearn William H.
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-329
Subject(s) - psychology , preference , nonverbal communication , stimulus (psychology) , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , economics , microeconomics
Tangible preference assessments were compared with verbal preference assessments for 6 individuals with mental retardation, behavior disorders, or both. In the tangible assessment, items were placed in front of the participant. In the verbal assessment, participants were asked, “Do you want X or Y ?” and the items were not present. The two assessments yielded similar high‐preference items for 4 of the 6 participants. The verbal assessment was typically completed in less time than the tangible assessment.