Recent Advances in Preference and Reinforcer Assessment Methods: Considerations for Measurement, Efficiency, and Assessment of Social Interactions belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In Recent Advances in Preference and Reinforcer Assessment Methods: Considerations for Measurement, Efficiency, and Assessment of Social Interactions, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →This symposium includes presentations highlighting recent research on preference and reinforcer assessments. The first study describes a comparison of measurement tactics during the assessment of sociability and the impact of data collection approaches on procedural fidelity. The second study describes a Bracketed Preference Assessment (BPA) and reports correspondence between hierarchies obtained during the BPA and a paired-stimulus preference assessment (PSPA). Study 3 describes a comparison of stimuli identified during a PSPA using choice and social interaction as indicators of preference. Finally, Study 4 reports on an indirect assessment to identify hierarchies of preference of social interaction.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | General |
| COA | 1.5 | — |
| FL MH/PSY | 0 | — |
Dr. Yanerys León is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology of the University of Miami and Director of Applied Research and Professional Development at UM-NSU CARD. Dr. Leon was named the 2021 recipient of the BF Skinner Foundation Applied New Researcher award presented by Division 25 of the American Psychological Association and currently serves on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Board of Directors of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis. In her role as faculty in the Department of Psychology, Dr. Leon directs the Learning and Behavior, Research and Training Lab. The overarching aims of the lab are to a) advance research in behavioral interventions promoting foundational skills and preventing the development of severe behavior disorders, b) provide early scholars and professionals with behavior-analytic clinical practice and research experience, and c) disseminate contemporary methodology and findings. Dr. Leon’s current research interests can be broadly categorized into the following: a) refinements and extensions of functional analysis and function-based treatment, b) conditioned social and token reinforcement in application for individuals with ASD and IDD, and c) technological extensions of behavioral measurement and intervention.
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280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
239 research articles with practitioner takeaways
200 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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