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In their struggle to make an autistic child (age 5) "choose" a non-edible item instead of an edible item for a reinforcer, behavior analysts reduce the size of the edible item, from 1/4 to 1/8 to 1/16 of a Starburst? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... the ABA "preference assessment" in 2025

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Sydney B. Miller, Sara K. Snyder, Kevin M. Ayres, Rachel R. Cagliani (2025). The effect of magnitude on the displacement of leisure items by edible items. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 58(2), 464-473. Wiley.

Publication date
5 Feb 2025
Identifier
10.1002/jaba.2940
Authors
Sydney B. Miller, Sara K. Snyder, Kevin M. Ayres, Rachel R. Cagliani
Source
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Details
58(2), 464-473
Reference type
article
Publisher
Wiley
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Abstract

Abstract Previous research has demonstrated the displacement of leisure items by edible items in the context of preference assessments. Recent research has further evaluated this phenomenon by manipulating the magnitude of access to leisure items and evaluating the effect on preference when given the option between leisure and edible items (e.g., Clark et al., 2020). The current study replicated and extended Clark et al. (2020) by including a reversal design to evaluate the effects of differential magnitudes on participants' selection of a leisure item relative to an edible item. Increases in the duration of access to the leisure item resulted in participants choosing the leisure item over the edible item. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

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