Lavie, T., & Sturmey, P. (2002).
Training staff to conduct a paired-stimulus preference assessment.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
35, 209-211.
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.
DESCRIPTORS: _assessment, stimulus preference assessment, staff
training