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- Title
Long-term stability of edible preferences in individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Authors
Ciccone, Francis J.; Graff, Richard B.; Ahearn, William H.
- Abstract
Multiple stimulus without replacement (MSWO) preference assessments were used to examine the stability of preference hierarchies in eight individuals with developmental disabilities. In Study 1, preference assessments using edible items were conducted 6 months apart; in Study 2, assessments were conducted 12 months apart. As in previous studies analyzing preference stability, individual differences in stability were found in both studies. However, mean rank order coefficients across participants revealed interesting findings in both comparisons. Generally, preference for edible items, particularly the most and least preferred stimuli, was more stable across time than has been found in other research conducted with leisure items. Stability was greater when only 6 months lapsed between assessments. Moreover, for three of the eight participants, rank order coefficients were significant across both studies indicating the possibility that some individuals may tend toward more stable preferences. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
PREFERENCES (Philosophy); DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; PEOPLE with developmental disabilities; DIFFERENTIAL psychology; INDIVIDUAL differences; PSYCHODIAGNOSTICS
- Publication
Behavioral Interventions, 2007, Vol 22, Issue 3, p223
- ISSN
1072-0847
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bin.238