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dc.contributor.authorKeen, Deb
dc.contributor.authorPennell, Donna
dc.contributor.editorMatson, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:13:01Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:13:01Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2014-04-30T23:50:25Z
dc.identifier.issn1750-9467
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rasd.2009.12.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/58170
dc.description.abstractOne method of conducting preference assessments with individuals who have autism involves measuring the time spent by the child engaging with various stimuli. Engagement is generally defined as showing interest in the stimulus but few studies have investigated the potential effects of the quality of engagement with the stimulus on reinforcer effectiveness. In this study, both the duration and quality of engagement were measured for four children with autism aged between 4 and 5 years who participated in a duration-based multiple stimulus with replacement preference assessment. Stimuli were classified into one of the following three categories based on duration and quality of engagement with each stimulus presented: no interest; interest and; active engagement. The relative reinforcing value of stimuli from each category was then investigated. Results showed that the quality of engagement with the stimulus did not predict the relative reinforcer effectiveness of the selected stimuli for any of the participants. For two children, the procedure was effective in differentiating stimuli classified as no interest and those with which the child had engaged, regardless of the quality of that engagement. The utility of an engagement-based preference assessment that also measures quality of engagement with stimuli as a means to guide selection of reinforcers for children with autism is discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom645
dc.relation.ispartofpageto652
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders
dc.relation.ispartofvolume4
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist studies in education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecial education and disability
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3904
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode390411
dc.titleEvaluating an engagement-based preference assessment for children with autism
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2010 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorKeen, Deb A.


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