Date of Award
Spring 5-7-2024
Thesis Type
Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis and Clinical Science
Department
Health Professions
Committee Member(s)
Stephanie Trauschke
Kara Wunderlich
Elbert Blakely
Supervising Faculty Member
Stephanie Drusche
Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to extend research on response-restriction (RR) preference assessment by (a) comparing the rate of problem behavior across preference assessments (i.e., multiple stimulus without replacement (MSWO), Free Operant (FO), RR) using modification made to improve the RR assessment, (b) determining whether RR can produce similar hierarchies to other preference assessments, (c) conducting a reinforcer assessment to determine if the RR assessment accurately predict reinforcers. The study was conducted for two children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As a result, the rate of problem behavior for all assessments occurred at a similarly low rate. The RR assessment produced hierarchies similar to those of the other assessments. It is undetermined if the RR assessment could accurately predict reinforcers. Results are discussed in terms of recommendations for future research.
Recommended Citation
Ramos, Jazmin, "An Extension of the Response-Restriction Preference Assessment" (2024). Thesis Projects. 49.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/mabacs_thesis/49
Rights Holder
Jazmin Ramos