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Kuhn, David E.; DeLeon, Iser G.; Terlonge, Cindy; Goysovich, Richard – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Stimulus preference assessments for individuals with developmental disabilities typically involve offering choices among stimuli and providing immediate access to the chosen stimuli. Several researchers have explored the utility of presenting choices verbally, thereby obviating the need to present the choices in tangible form and deliver access to…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Developmental Disabilities, Comparative Analysis, Reinforcement
Wallace, Michele D.; Iwata, Brian A.; Hanley, Gregory P. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2006
We examined some conditions under which a response acquired as a tact might facilitate the establishment of a mand. We taught 3 participants with developmental disabilities to tact the items ranked highest and lowest in a preference assessment and subsequently tested to see if the responses occurred as mands. All participants manded for the highly…
Descriptors: Needs, Responses, Developmental Disabilities, Verbal Communication