A stimulus preference assessment in which an assessor asks the client or relevant individuals about the client’s specific preferences or offers the client a pre-task choice from items identified as… Read more
Asking stimulus preference assessment Read More
When during a progressive-ratio schedule reinforcer assessment, responding decreases or stops due to response requirements exceeding the relative effectiveness of the reinforcement schedule.
A reinforcer assessment that identifies the contingency that is most effective as a reinforcer (i.e., which produces the most responding) when two or more contingencies operate on two or more
Concurrent schedule reinforcer assessment Read More
A stimulus preference assessment in which a client’s environment is filled with a variety of potentially preferred stimuli. The client is then given noncontingent access to all of the stimuli
Contrived free operant stimulus preference assessment Read More
PTB founder Dana Meller discusses reinforcer assessments, which should not be confused with stimulus preference assessments.
Dana Do’s: Exploring the Four Types of Reinforcer Assessments Read More
How do you determine the relative preference of tested stimuli during trial-based preference assessments? PTB Founder Dana Meller breaks it down.
Dana Do’s: How to Determine Preference of Tested Stimuli Read More
Confused about ratio strain vs. breaking point? Learn how abrupt changes in reinforcement can lead to avoidance and aggression (ratio strain), while increased effort with no change in reinforcement can cause behavior to stop altogether (breaking point).
Dana Do’s: Key Differences Between Ratio Strain and Breaking Point Read More
The Test Content Outline includes preference assessments. But, it doesn’t mention reinforcer assessments. Does that mean that reinforcer assessments will not be on the exam?
Dana Do’s: Will Reinforcer Assessments be on the BCBA® Exam? Read More
A reinforcer assessment used to make an in-the-moment determination about potential reinforcers by examining a client’s affect/emotional response (e.g. laughing, smiling, neutral face, frowning, crying, etc.) and noting if there
In-the-moment reinforcer analysis Read More
A reinforcer assessment that identifies the most effective contingency for reinforcement when two or more component schedules of reinforcement (FI, FR, VI, VR) are available for one behavior, with only
Multiple schedule reinforcer assessment Read More
A stimulus preference assessment in which the client is presented with three or more stimuli at the same time, and the client’s choices are recorded.
Multiple stimuli preference assessment Read More
A stimulus preference assessment in which the client is presented with three or more stimuli at the same time, and the client’s choices are recorded. The chosen stimulus remains in
Multiple stimuli with replacement preference assessment (MSWI) Read More