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Soyeon Kang1, Russell B Lang, Mark F O'Reilly
1University of Texas at Austin, Department of Special Education, College of Education, Austin, Texas 78712, USA. soyeon.caleb@gmail.com
Abstract:
Preferences of 2 children with developmental disabilities, whose functional analyses indicated that their problem behavior was maintained by access to tangible items, were assessed using three formats (i.e., paired stimulus [PS], multiple-stimulus without replacement [MSWO], and free operant [FO]). The experimenter administered each format five times and compared levels of problem behavior across formats in a multielement design. Both participants exhibited problem behavior in PS and MSWO formats but not in the FO format. Results are discussed in terms of recommendations for practitioners.
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