An evaluation of multiple stimulus with replacement preference assessment variations : effects on motivation
| dc.contributor.advisor | O'Reilly, Mark F. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Falcomata, Terry | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Zuna, Nina | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Lang, Russell | en |
| dc.creator | Gonzales, Heather Koch | en |
| dc.creator.orcid | 0000-0003-0112-8826 | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-18T16:08:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-07-18T16:08:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-05 | en |
| dc.date.submitted | May 2016 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-07-18T16:08:27Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This experiment evaluated the differential effects of three Multiple Stimulus With Replacement preference assessment variations on the motivation of four participants with developmental disabilities to respond to a mastered task. No discernible difference was demonstrated between the Five Pre-Session Choices condition and the Five Within-Session Choices conditions, suggesting that the timing of choice opportunities did not affect motivation, demonstrated through lack of differentiation in a multi-element experimental design for the dependent variables of Latency to Task Initiation, Total Task Duration, Percentage Correct Responding, or No-Responses. Subsequently, a One Pre-Session Choice condition was initiated to evaluate the efficacy of a preference assessment method with lower practitioner response effort. The introduction of this condition also resulted in undifferentiated data. Implications and future research are discussed. | en |
| dc.description.department | Special Education | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.15781/T24F1MJ4Q | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/39124 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Preference assessment | en |
| dc.subject | Motivation | en |
| dc.title | An evaluation of multiple stimulus with replacement preference assessment variations : effects on motivation | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Special Education | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Special Education | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | The University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |