The effects of choice and task preference on the work performance of adults with severe disabilities.
We evaluated the effects of choice versus the assignment of tasks of varying preferences on the work engagement of adults with severe disabilities. The combined results of two experiments suggests that the relative preference for a task may be an important variable in the effectiveness of choice for some individuals.
Bambara
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Department of Special Education, College of Education, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015.
Ager
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Koger
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D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis