Faculty Articles
Assessing Choice-Making and Preference in Adults with Profound Mental Retardation across Community and Center-Based Settings
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1994
Publication Title
Journal of Behavioral Education
Volume
4
Issue/Number
2
First Page
217
ISSN
1053-0819
Last Page
226
Abstract/Excerpt
We examined choice and preference in four adults with profound mental retardation within the context of a community-based and center-based location. Prior to the preference analysis, an independent selecting response was empirically assessed and validated for each adult. Results of the preference analysis showed that in the community site there was a higher cumulative frequency of choice-making responses towards beverages for all participants, and an indication of beverage preference for two of the four participants. Conversely, in the center-based setting, there were fewer responses made towards the beverages, and no indication of preference for any of the four adults. These results remained consistent during maintenance checks at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks post-intervention.
DOI
10.1007/BF01544114
NSUWorks Citation
Belfiore, P.,
Browder, D. M.,
Mace, F. C.
(1994). Assessing Choice-Making and Preference in Adults with Profound Mental Retardation across Community and Center-Based Settings. Journal of Behavioral Education, 4(2), 217-226.
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