David B. McAdam, Kevin P. Klatt, Mikhail Koffarnus, Anthony Dicesare, Katherine Solberg, Cassie Welch, & Sean Murphy (2005).
The effects of establishing operations on preferences for tangible items.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
38, 107-110.
Researchers have demonstrated that both deprivation and
satiation can affect the outcome of preference assessments
for food. In the current study, paired-stimulus preference assessments for
tangible items were conducted under three conditions: control,
deprivation, and satiation. Three persons with developmental
disabilities and 3 typically developing preschool children served
as participants. The results demonstrated that deprivation and
satiation influenced the outcome of preference assessments of
leisure items or toys.
DESCRIPTORS: preference assessment, deprivation, satiation,
establishing operations