ABA glossary

Stimulus sampling

Giving the person brief contact with each item before a preference assessment so they know what each one is when they choose.

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Before the MSWO, the learner gets a small taste of each snack and a few seconds with each toy.

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RBT B.1 · Behavior AssessmentRun preference assessments: paired-stimulus, multiple-stimulus, and free-operant
BCBA F.4 · Behavior AssessmentDesigning and evaluating preference assessments

Competing-stimulus assessment
Displacement
Free-operant preference assessment
Motivating operation
Multiple-stimulus with replacement
Multiple-stimulus without replacement

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