General References

Catania, A.C. (2012). Learning (5th ed.). Sloan Publishing LLC: New York, NY

Fisher, W. W., & Mazur, J. E. (1997). Basic and applied research on choice responding. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30, 387–410. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1997.30-387

Shogren, K., Faggella-Luby, Sung Jik Bae, & Wehmeyer. (2004). The effect of choice-making as an intervention for problem behavior: A meta-analysis. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 6(4), 228–237. https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007040060040401

IV Category

Choice Assessment

Berg, W. K., Wacker, D. P., Cigrand, K., Merkle, S., Wade, J., Henry, K., & Wang, Y. (2007). Comparing functional analysis and paired-choice assessment results in classroom settings. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 40, 545–552. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2007.40-545

Berg, W. K., Wacker, D. P., Ringdahl, J. E., Stricker, J., Vinquist, K., Kumar Dutt, A. S., Dolezal, D., Luke, J., Kemmerer, L., & Mews, J. (2016). An integrated model for guiding the selection of treatment components for problem behavior maintained by automatic reinforcement. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 617–638. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.303

Finkel, A. S., Derby, K. M., Weber, K. P., & McLaughlin, T. F. (2003). Use of choice to identify behavioral function following an inconclusive brief functional analysis. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 5, 112–121. https://doi.org/10.1177/10983007030050020601

Hood, S. A., Rodriguez, N. M., Luczynski, K. C., & Fisher, W. W. (2019). Evaluating the effects of physical reactions on aggression via concurrent-operant analyses. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(3), 642-651. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.555

Kunnavatana, S. S., Bloom, S. E., Samaha, A. L., Slocum, T. A., & Clay, C. J. (2018). Manipulating parameters of reinforcement to reduce problem behavior without extinction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 51(2), 283–302. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.443

Peterson, S. M., Frieder, J. E., Quigley, S. P., Kestner, K. M., Goyal, M., Smith, S. L., Dayton, E., & Brower-Breitwieser, C. (2017). Concurrent schedules of reinforcement as "challenges" to maintenance. Education and Treatment of Children, 40, 57–76. https://doi.org/10.1353/etc.2017.0004

Choice as Consequence

Elliott, C. & Dillenburger, K. (2016). The effect of choice on motivation for young children on the autism spectrum during discrete trial teaching. Journal of Research in Special Education Needs, 16, 187–198. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-3802.12073

Gureghian, D. L., Vladescu, J. C., Gashim R., & Campanaro, A. (2019). Reinforcer choice as an antecedent versus consequence during skill acquisition. Behavior Analysis in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-019-00356-3

Northgrave, J., Vladescu, J. C., DeBar, R. M., Toussaint, K. A., & Schnell, L. K. (2019). Reinforcer choice on skill acquisition for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic replication. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 401–406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-018-0246-8

Peterson, C., Lerman, D. C., & Nissen, M. A. (2016). Reinforcer choice as an antecedent versus consequence. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 286–293. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.284

Sran, S. K. & Borrero, J. C. (2010). Assessing the value of choice in a token system. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43(3), 553-557. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2010.43-553

Toussaint, K. A., Kodak, T., & Vladescu, J. C. (2016). An evaluation of choice on instructional efficacy and individual preferences among children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 170–175. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.263

Tiger, J. H., Toussaint, K. A., & Roath, C. T. (2010). An evaluation of the value of choice-making opportunities in single-operant arrangements: Simple fixed- and progressive-ratio schedules. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 519–524. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2010.43-519

Antecedent Choice

Bicard, D. F., Ervin, A., Bicard, S. C., & Baylot-Casey, L. (2012). Differential effects of seating arrangements on disruptive behavior of fifth grade students during independent seatwork. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 407–411. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2012.45-407

Koegel, L. K., Singh, A. K., & Koegel, R. L. (2010). Improving motivation for academics in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 1057-1066. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-010-0962-6

May, M. E. (2019). Effects of differential consequences on choice making in students at risk for academic failure. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12, 154–161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-018-0267-3

Peterson, C., Lerman, D. C., & Nissen, M. A. (2016). Reinforcer choice as an antecedent versus consequence. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49, 286–293. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.284

Smeltzer, S. S., Graff, R. B., Ahearn, W. H., Libby, M. E. (2009). Effect of choice of task sequence on responding. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3, 734–742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2009.02.002

Tasky, K. K., Rudrud, E. H., Schulze, K. A., & Rapp, J. T. (2008). Using choice to increase on-task behavior in individuals with traumatic brain injury Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41, 261–265. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2008.41-261

Ulke-Kurkcuoglu, B., & Kircaali-Iftar, G. (2010). A comparison of the effects of providing activity and material choice to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 717–721. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2010.43-717

Watanabe, M. & Sturmey, P. (2003). The effect of choice-making opportunities during activity schedules on task engagement of adults with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 33(5), 535-538. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025835729718

Wilson, P. G., Reid, D. H., & Green, C. W. (2006). Evaluating and increasing in-home leisure activity among adults with severe disabilities in supported independent living. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 27, 93–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2004.11.012

Concurrent-Schedule DRA

Athens, E. S., & Vollmer, T. R. (2010). An investigation of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior without extinction. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 43, 569–589. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2010.43-569

Bernstein, H., Brown, B., & Sturmey, P. (2009). The effects of fixed ratio values on concurrent mand and play responses. Behavior Modification, 33, 199–206. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445508319669

Borrero, C. S. W., Vollmer, T. R., Borerro, J. C., Bourret, J. C., Sloman, K. N., Samaha, A. L., Dallery, J. (2010). Concurrent reinforcement schedules for problem behavior and appropriate behavior: Experimental applications of the matching law. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 93, 455–469. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2010.93-455

Briggs, A. M., Dozier, C. L., Lessor, A. N., Kamana, B. U., & Jess, R. L. (2019). Further investigation of differential reinforcement of alternative behavior without extinction for escape-maintained destructive behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(4), 956-973. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.648

Davis, T. N., Weston, T., Hodges, A., Uptegrove, L., Williams, K., & Schieltz, K. M. (2018). Functional communication training and demand fading using concurrent schedules of reinforcement. Journal of Behavioral Education, 27, 343–357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-017-9289-0

Fisher, W. W., Felber, J. M., Phillips, L. A., Craig, A. R., Paden, A. R., & Niemeier, J. J. (2019). Treatment of resistance to change in children with autism. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52(4), 974-993. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.588

Kelley, M. E., Shamlian, K., Lomas, J. E., & Pabico, R. S. (2011). Pre-assessment exposure to schedule-correlated stimuli affects choice responding for tasks. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32, 527–531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2010.12.029

Martens, B. K., Lambert, T. L., Sullivan, W. E., Magnuson, J. D., Morley, A. J., Sallade, S. J., & Baxter, E. L. (2016) Choice in transition: Replication and extension to preschool children in a naturalistic setting. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 105, 307–321. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.201

Peck Peterson, S. M., Caniglia, C., Royster, A. J., Macfarlane, E., Plowman, K., Baird, S. J., & Wu, N. (2005). Blending functional communication training and choice making to improve task engagement and decrease problem behavior. Educational Psychology, 25 (2-3), 257–274. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144341042000301193

Peterson, S. M., Frieder, J. E., Smith, S. L., Quigley, S. P., & Van Norman, R. K. (2009). The effects of varying quality and duration of reinforcement on mands to work, mands for break, and problem behavior. Education and Treatment of Children, 32(4), 605–630. https://doi.org/10.1353/etc.0.0075

Reed, D. D., & Martens, B. K. (2008). Sensitivity and bias under conditions of equal and unequal academic task difficulty. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41, 39–52. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2008.41-39

Rivas, K. M., Piazza, C. C., Roane, H. S., Volkert, V. M., Stewart, V., Kadey, H. J., & Groff, R. A. (2014). Analysis of self-feeding in children with feeding disorders. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 47, 710–722. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.170

Seaver, J. P. & Bourret, J. C. (2020). Producing mands in concurrent operant environments. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53(1), 366-384. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.592

Vaz, P. C. M., Volkert, V. M., & Piazza, C. C. (2011). Using negative reinforcement to increase self-feeding in a child with food selectivity. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 915–920. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2011.44-915

Varying Consequences to Shift Impulsivity

Dixon, M. R., & Falcomata, T. S. (2004). Preference for progressive delays and concurrent physical therapy exercise in an adult with acquired brain injury. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37, 101–105. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2004.37-101

Dixon, M. R., & Tibbetts, P. A. (2009). The effects of choice on self-control. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 243–252. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2009.42-243

Falcomata, T. S., Cooper-Brown, L. J., Wacker, D. P., Gardner, A. W., & Boelter, E. W. (2010). A brief experimental analysis of reinforcer and response dimensions related to self-control in an outpatient clinic. Journal of Behavioral Education, 19, 257–272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-010-9113-6

Passage, M., Tincani, M., & Hantula, D. A. (2012). Teaching self-control with qualitatively different reinforcers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45, 853–857. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2012.45-853