Problem
a) You are conducting an assessment with a child that you are meeting for the first time. Given that you do not know the child very well, which preference assessment (free operant, forced choice, multiple stimuli without replacement, or multiple stimuli with replacement) would you use and why?
b) You are conducting a preference assessment with a child who has not demonstrated the ability to choose between two reinforcer options. Which preference assessment (free operant, forced choice, multiple stimuli without replacement, or multiple stimuli with replacement) would you use and why?
c) You are conducting a preference assessment with a child who can choose between reinforcer options. This child engages in severe tantrums when a preferred item is taken away from her. Which preference assessment (free operant, forced choice, multiple stimuli without replacement, or multiple stimuli with replacement) would you use and why?