Pairing/Preference Assessment

Question 1

Instructional Control

Answer 1

-getting a child to comply with demands because they want to
-replaces battles with cooperation
-demonstrated when clients are responding to demands

Question 2

7 steps to instructional control

Answer 2

1. Reinforcement control
2. Show your kiddo you are fun
3. Be consistent and follow through
4. Reinforce appropriate behavior
5. Reinforce often
6. Save best reinforcers for hardest tasks
7. Inappropriate behavior does not lead to reinforcement

Question 3

What is a preference assessment?

Answer 3

Discovering your clients likes

Question 4

3 methods to assess preference

Answer 4

-inquire
-observe
-test

Question 5

6 types of preference assessment

Answer 5

1. Free operant
2. Patient report/survey
3. Single stimulus
4. Paired stimulus/forced choice
5. Multiple stimulus w/ replacement (MSW)
6. Multiple stimulus w/o replacement (MSWO)

Question 6

1. Free operant preference assessment

Answer 6

-client is allowed free access to Novel toys/items
-mentally note which they gravitate towards and engage with

Question 7

2. Patient report/survey preference assessment

Answer 7

-ask client what they want to do
-“what do you want to do next?”

Question 8

3. Single stimulus preference assessment

Answer 8

-present one stimulus at a time
-great way to introduce new items/activities

Question 9

4. Paired stimulus/forced choice preference assessment

Answer 9

-present client with two options and ask which they want

Question 10

5. Multiple stimulus with replacement preference assessment

Answer 10

-present array of 4 or mord items and have client choose one
-allow time for interaction then place item back into array
-repeat

Question 11

6. Multiple stimulus without replacement preference assessment

Answer 11

-Present an array of 3 or more items
-allow time for interaction, then DO NOT place item back into array
-repeat

Question 12

Why are preference assessments important?

Answer 12

-to identify motivation!
-increased likelihood of compliance and desire to do hard tasks independently (or works towards a goal)

Question 13

Motivating operations

Answer 13

-happens before behavior
-changes value of reinforcer

Question 14

3 kinds of motivating operations

Answer 14

1. Establishing operations
2. Abolishing operations

Question 15

1. Establishing operations (EOs)

Answer 15

-increases value of reinforcer
(E.g. skipping a meal increases value of food)

Question 16

2. Abolishing operations (AOs)

Answer 16

-decrease value of reinforcer
(E.g. playing on iPad 24/7 decreases value of iPad as a reward)