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Publication Date: 2018-Sep
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Identifying Community-Based Reinforcers of Adults with Autism and Related Disabilities
Almeida, Daniel A.; Allen, Ronald; Maguire, Russell W.; Maguire, Kaitlin
Journal of Behavioral Education, v27 n3 p375-394 Sep 2018
A forced-choice preference assessment using pictures and no access upon selection was used to determine preferences for community-based activities with 4 young adults with autism and intellectual disability. High- and low-preference activities were then provided as delayed consequences, using a token economy, for completion of vocational tasks in a concurrent operants paradigm. All participants responded to the contingency associated with earning the high-preference activity and away from the contingency associated with earning the low-preference activity. The results suggest that a pictorial assessment without access is a valid method for identifying community-based activities that will function as reinforcers. This efficient protocol could improve treatment efficacy in applied settings.
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Preferences, Young Adults, Activities, Token Economy, Contingency Management, Visual Measures, Identification
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