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. 2024 Jan;57(1):226-235.
doi: 10.1002/jaba.1037. Epub 2023 Nov 8.

The multiple-stimulus-without-replacement preference assessment tool and its predictive validity

Hugo Curiel  1 , Emily S L Curiel  2 , Santos Villanueva  3 , Carlos Eduardo Garza Ayala  3 , Alexander S Cadigan  4
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The multiple-stimulus-without-replacement preference assessment tool and its predictive validity

Hugo Curiel et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

This study demonstrates the use of two web-based programs, one to identify video preferences and the other to assess their reinforcing effects. We used the Multiple-Stimulus-Without-Replacement Preference Assessment Tool (MSWO PAT) to identify the video preference hierarchies of seven participants, ages 4-11 years old. We then used a customized reinforcer assessment program that arranged a concurrent-chains preparation with programmed conjugate schedules of reinforcement. Button presses emitted by participants modulated the quality (volume and opacity) of selected videos on a moment-to-moment basis, allowing us to identify the reinforcing effects of the videos in little time. The results showed that the preference assessment had predictive value for five of seven participants. We discuss the MSWO PAT, parameters that may affect the identification of preferences and the use of conjugate schedules to identify reinforcers.

Keywords: choice; conjugate schedule; multiple stimulus without replacement; reinforcer assessment; stimulus preference assessment; technology.

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