Concurrent operant preference assessment to identify social consequences to decrease task latency for adolescents with dual diagnosis

Shining a Light on the Challenging Behaviors of Adolescents with Comorbid Diagnoses: Use of Pictorial Concurrent Operant Preference Assessment

Children ◽

10.3390/children8080683 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 683

Author(s):

Zhichun Zhou ◽

David Burrell McAdam ◽

Deborah Ann Napolitano ◽

Kathryn Douthit

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Behavioral Assessment ◽

Challenging Behaviors ◽

Preference Assessment ◽

Future Research ◽

Assessment Procedure ◽

Mixed Methods Design ◽

Behavioral Function ◽

Study Results ◽

Concurrent Operant

Currently, there are no published studies that have used the concurrent operant preference assessment procedure to identify functions of challenging behaviors displayed by individuals with comorbid diagnoses. Four participants (aged 11–16 years) with comorbid diagnoses who displayed multiple challenging behaviors were referred to this study. We modified the standard concurrent operant preference assessment and used the new modified version, the pictorial concurrent operant preference assessment, to identify the functions of the challenging behaviors. Utilizing the triangulation mixed-methods design, we compared the indirect functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and the direct FBA with the pictorial concurrent operant preference assessment. The results obtained successfully demonstrated the concordance among these assessments in identifying the behavioral function for each participant. The results further showed that (1) the preferences served the same functional effects on both the challenging behaviors and the adaptive behaviors and (2) the pictorial concurrent operant preference assessment can be used independently to identify potential behavioral function and to specify the reinforcing potency of each behavioral function. The significance of the study results, limitations of this study, and directions for future research and clinical practice are discussed.

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An Investigation of a Video-Based Preference Assessment of Social Interactions

Behavior Modification ◽

10.1177/0145445517731062 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 42 (5) ◽

pp. 729-746 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Katie Wolfe ◽

S. Shanun Kunnavatana ◽

Adrianna M. Shoemaker

Keyword(s):

Social Interactions ◽

Preference Assessment ◽

Children With Autism ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

The Other ◽

Paired Stimulus ◽

Reinforcer Assessment ◽

Target Response ◽

High Preference ◽

Concurrent Operant

We examined the use of a paired-stimulus, video-based preference assessment (VPA) to identify high- and low-preference social interactions for three children with autism spectrum disorder. We conducted two VPAs with each participant: one with access to the interaction contingent on each selection and one without access. We also conducted a concurrent-operant reinforcer assessment to evaluate the accuracy of the VPAs in identifying reinforcers. For two participants, the VPAs corresponded strongly and the results of the reinforcer assessment suggest that the high-preference interaction produced more of the target response than the low-preference interaction. For the other participant, the VPAs identified different high- and low-preference interactions, and the results of the reinforcer assessment suggest that the VPA without access may have been more accurate in identifying a reinforcer.

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Feeling Like a Burden

Social Psychology ◽

10.1027/1864-9335/a000411 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

pp. 219-238

Author(s):

James H. Wirth ◽

Ashley Batts Allen ◽

Emily M. Zitek

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Poor Performance ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Social Consequences ◽

Social Costs ◽

Negative Outcomes ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Self Compassion

Abstract. We examined the negative outcomes, particularly social costs that result when a person harms their group by performing poorly, and whether self-compassion could buffer against these negative outcomes. In Studies 1 and 2, participants performed poorly and harmed their group or performed equal to their group. Harmful poor-performing participants felt more burdensome, experienced more negative affect, felt more ostracized, anticipated more exclusion, and felt lowered self-esteem than equal-performing participants. Studies 3 and 4 disentangled poor performance from harming a group. Poor-performing participants either harmed the group or caused no harm. Harmful poor-performing participants felt more burdensome and anticipated more exclusion, indicating the additional social consequences of a harmful poor performance over a non-harmful performance. Across studies, trait self-compassion was associated with reduced negative effects.

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