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An Evaluation of a Brief Video-Based Multiple-Stimulus Without Replacement Preference Assessment

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We evaluated a brief multiple-stimulus without replacement (MSWO) preference assessment conducted in video format with four children with autism. Specifically, we compared the results of a video-based MSWO to the results of a tangible MSWO. Toys identified as highly preferred (HP) in the video-based MSWO were also HP in the tangible MSWO for three of four participants, and correlations between video-based and tangible MSWO assessment results across participants were strong and statistically significant. Therefore, video-based MSWOs may be an accurate compliment to tangible MSWOs for children with autism.

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  1. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Matthew T. Brodhead, Monerah N. Al-Dubayan, Emily A. Abel & Lauren Brouwers

  2. Cornerstone Autism Center, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Meredith Mates

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Implications for Practitioners

1. Visual discrimination, picture-to-object, and object-to-picture matching skills may be important pre-requisite skills for video-based MSWOs

2. Develop videos that capture the critical features of each toy while minimizing visual and auditory distractions

3. Routinely conduct video-based MSWOs to account for momentary changes in preference

4. Periodically conduct tangible MSWOs to determine if results are similar to video-based MSWOs

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Brodhead, M.T., Al-Dubayan, M.N., Mates, M. et al. An Evaluation of a Brief Video-Based Multiple-Stimulus Without Replacement Preference Assessment. Behav Analysis Practice 9, 160–164 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-015-0081-0

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