Kim K. Tasky, Eric H. Rudrud, Kimberly A. Schulze, & John T. Rapp.
Using choice to increase on-task behavior in individuals with traumatic brain injury.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2008,
41, 261-265.
An ABA'B design was used to evaluate the effects of choice on task engagement for
3 adults who had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. A yoked-control condition,
in which tasks that were selected by each participant were assigned subsequently to that participant
by a trainer, was implemented to help distinguish between the effects of task preference
and choice. The results for all 3 participants indicated that permitting individuals to choose
from a list of tasks increased on-task behavior.
DESCRIPTORS: antecedent intervention, choice, motivating operations, traumatic brain injury