Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis · 2000 · 18 citations · 4 references
Public HealthBehavioral SciencesPsychologyChild DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologyEarly Childhood Special EducationBehavioral SkillsChildren With DisabilitiesChoice BehaviorEarly ChildhoodOperant ConditioningPositive Reinforcement SystemsChoice-based Differential ReinforcementResponse AllocationResponse-reinforcer RelationsStimulus Discrimination
The effects of choice and no choice of stimuli as reinforcement for task responding were investigated across preschoolers with and without disabilities. Five less preferred stimuli were identified for each participant using a stimulus preference assessment. No differences were found for choice and no-choice conditions when the less preferred stimuli were used as reinforcers.
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