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. 2018 Jan 29;11(4):406-410.
doi: 10.1007/s40617-018-0210-7. eCollection 2018 Dec 31.

Examining a Web-Based Procedure for Assessing Preference for Videos

Hugo Curiel  1 , Emily S L Curiel  2 , Anita Li  1 , Neil Deochand  3 , Alan Poling  1
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Examining a Web-Based Procedure for Assessing Preference for Videos

Hugo Curiel et al. Behav Anal Pract. .

Abstract

A web-based program was developed to conduct brief multiple-stimulus without replacement preference assessments for videos (e.g., movies, cartoons, music videos). The preference assessment program was used with two populations: young adults with developmental disabilities and school-age children with emotional and behavioral needs. Stimulus preference hierarchies were identified for all participants, indicating that a web-based preference assessment procedure is an efficient procedure for isolating highly preferred videos, which might be useful as reinforcers in a variety of settings.

Keywords: reinforcer; stimulus preference assessment; technology; videos.

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Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with Ethical StandardsAll procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Hugo Curiel declares that he has no conflict of interest. Emily Curiel declares that she has no conflict of interest. Anita Li declares that she has no conflict of interest. Neil Deochand declares that he has no conflict of interest. Alan Poling declares that he has no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1
The preference display screen (left) and video play screen (right)
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The results of the web-based brief MSWO
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