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A Comparison Of A Dynamic Preference Assessment And A Brief Multiple-Stimulus Without Replacement Preference Assessment In An Applied Setting, Ashley Warling-Spiegel

Culminating Projects in Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy

Preference assessments are used to identify preferred stimuli. The present study was conducted to determine if there was a difference between a brief MS WO and a dynamic assessment in their ability to identify effective reinforcers. Three child-staff member pairs participated in a multi-element design. Three dependent variables were measured during both assessment sessions: percent correct trials, assessment duration, and verbal protests.

The results showed higher percent correct and fewer protests with the dynamic assessment, and shorter assessment duration with the brief MSWO assessment. These results suggest the dynamic assessment might be a more effective preference assessment.