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. 2002 Summer;35(2):209–211. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-209

Training staff to conduct a paired-stimulus preference assessment.

Tami Lavie 1, Peter Sturmey 1
PMCID: PMC1284380  PMID: 12102143

Abstract

Three staff members were trained to conduct stimulus preference assessments using a paired-stimulus format with 8 children with autism. Staff were trained to mastery level using brief instruction, a video model, and rehearsal with verbal feedback. Training took about 80 min per staff member. Results demonstrated that staff rapidly learned to correctly perform paired-stimulus preference assessments with children.

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