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Correspondence Between Preference Assessment Outcomes and Stimulus Reinforcer Value for Social Interactions

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Preferred forms of social interaction were identified using a paired-stimulus format in which two 3–5 s videos of the experimenter providing the social interaction to the participant were presented. Reinforcer efficacy… Click to show full abstract

Preferred forms of social interaction were identified using a paired-stimulus format in which two 3–5 s videos of the experimenter providing the social interaction to the participant were presented. Reinforcer efficacy of the high-, medium-, and low-preferred interactions was evaluated using a progressive-ratio schedule to determine the amount of work maintained by the stimuli. Results showed that higher preference stimuli produced larger break points than did lower preference stimuli.

Keywords: assessment outcomes; reinforcer; outcomes stimulus; preference; correspondence preference; preference assessment

Journal Title: Journal of Behavioral Education
Year Published: 2017

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