Preference Assessment
What does a preference assessment do?
A. Allows us to determine what motivates our clients over an extended period of time
B. Allows us to know what our client's all time favorite thing is
C. Allows us to determine what motivates our clients at a specific time
D. All of the above
C. preference assessment will allow us to determine what motivates our clients at a specific time.
he teacher places two items (usually toys or edibles) in front of the child, and allows them to select one. After the child plays with or consumes the item, the teacher presents another trial of two items.
PS- Paired Stimulus
My client is known to have behaviors when preffered items are taken away. Which assessment should I avoid?
A. MSW - Multiple Stimulus with Replacement
B. MSWO - Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement
C. PS - Paired Stimulus
D. SS- Single Stimulus
B. MSW- Multiple Stimulus With Replacement
- WITH replacement means you put that preffered item back! they could choose it every time if thats what they really want
What does ABC stand for?
Antecedent
Behavior
Consequence
What is a common way of conducting a Functional Behavior Assessment(FBA) within the clinic?
A. Frequency Data
B. Indirect Assessment
C. Rate
D. ABC Data
D. ABC Data
True or False
I can use an array of 2 items when running any preference assessment
False:
Arrays of 2 should only be used for paired stimulus (PR) preference assessments
What is this an example of?
An array of items are presented to a client. After the client plays with or consumes the item, the teacher puts that item back into the array and replaces the unselected items with new ones.
MSW- Multiple Stimulus With Replacement
I want to have a heirachy of most to least preffered items out of 12 items. Which assessment would you run?
MSWO
Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement
What does ABC data help us to determine?
A. Preference
B. Motivation
C. Function
D. All of the above
C. Function
True or False?
Functional analysis (FAs) are more commonly done than Functional Behvior Assessments (FBAs).
False
FA's require sign offs and supervision.
FBA's can happen at any time
True or False
It doesnt matter in what order you presesnt the items in your array.
False-
Clients can have biases based on location- For example: they may pick the item that is most to their right every time regardless if they actually prefer that item.
also known as “successive choice” assessments, are conducted by providing a single item to a child, and recording their behavioral response to each item, as well as the duration of their engagement with each item
SS: Single Stimulus
Your client has chosen to work for Bluey Toy at the beginning of DTT. It is mid-session and you are noticing your client's responses have slowed and their attention is more diverted. WWYD?
Possible options!
*Remind and show your client what they are working for and see if engagement increases.
*Pause your DTT to run a quick preference assessment
How many relevent antecedients are there in this scenerio?
A client is sitting at a desk that is different than the desk she typically sits at. A student to her left is engaging in loud vocal stims. The air conditioning is running and making a whirring noise. The client begins pulling at her own hair and tapping her foot. The client throws her pencil at the student next to her. The teacher reprimands her.
5
sitting at a different desk(1), loud vocal stims being emmited by student next to her (2), air conditioning is making noise (3), client pulls on her own hair (4), client begins tapping foot (5).
What are the four functions of behavior?
Attention, Escape, Tangible, Automatic
What is each presentation of stimuli called in an assessment?
Trial
the teacher places an array of items (usually toys or edibles) in front of the child, and allows them to select one. After the child plays with or consumes the item, the teacher removes it from the array.
MSWO- Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement
Your client is unable to reliably make choices when prompted with the SD "pick one". Which assessment would be best to run?
SS- Single Stimulus
No choices needed! Just present the item and take data based on behavior and duration of engagement.
What of the following is considered an antecedent intervention? (More than one can be correct)
Visual supports
Noncontingent Reinforcement
Extinction
Blocking
1. Visual Supports
2. Noncontingent Reinforcement
Give an example of an Indirect FBA (funcitonal behavior assessment)
Interviews, Rating scales, Checklist
True or False:
Preference assessmesnts allow us to know what a client's most preffered reinforcer is over anything else.
False
They allow us to know what the client's most preffered reinforcer is out of the items that are presented. The most motivating reinforcer for that client may not be within the choices.
This assessment records the amount of time a client engages in a particular activity, then compares it to the amount of time engaged in other activities.
Free Operant
a child is able to choose highly-preferred items over low-preferred items, but is unable to scan more than two items on a surface
PS: Paired Stimulus
Which of the following is considered a consequence intervention? (Circle all that apply)
Extinction
Punishment
Reinforcement
Differential Reinforcement
All!
Extinction, Punishment, Reinforcemen, and Differential Reinforcement.
What is the difference between a Functional Analysis (FA) and a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)?
A Functional Analysis (FA) changes the enviornment around the child to determine function
a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) observes the client in their own enviornment to determine function