title: Training staff to conduct a paired-stimulus preference assessment.
abstract: Three staff members were trained to conduct stimulus preference assessments using a paired-stimulus format with 8 children with autism. Staff were trained to mastery level using brief instruction, a video model, and rehearsal with verbal feedback. Training took about 80 min per staff member. Results demonstrated that staff rapidly learned to correctly perform paired-stimulus preference assessments with children.
authors.affiliation: Queens College, Flushing, New York 11367, USA.
authors.forename: Tami
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lavie
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sturmey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014743:Videotape Recording