Cohen-Almeida, D., Graff, R. B., & Ahearn, W. H. (2000).
A comparison of verbal and tangible stimulus preference assessments.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
33, 329-334.
Tangible preference assessments were compared with verbal
preference assessments for 6 individuals with mental retardation,
behavior disorders, or both. In the tangible assessment, items
were placed in front of the participant. In the verbal
assessment, participants were asked, "Do you want X
or Y?" and the items were not present. The two
assessments yielded similar high-preference items for 4 of the 6
participants. The verbal assessment was typically completed in
less time than the tangible assessment.
DESCRIPTORS: _preference assessment, correspondence between verbal
and nonverbal behavior