Though the value of choice-making opportunities in behavioral interventions is well established, specific demonstrations of its applications are limited. In this study, we first taught participants to independently complete two types of activity schedules: a choice activity schedule (i.e., one that allowed the participants to choose the sequence of activities) and a no choice activity schedule (i.e., one in which the sequence was predetermined by the researcher). Then, we evaluated participant preference between the before-mentioned schedules, and a control activity schedule (i.e., baseline contingencies). Obtained preference was idiosyncratic across participants, highlighting the importance of individualized preference assessments in the context of play. Implications and future directions are discussed, including a refined framework for incorporating choice into independent activity schedule completion.

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教自闭症儿童在活动计划中做出选择

尽管行为干预中选择机会的价值已经确立，但其应用的具体演示是有限的。在这项研究中，我们首先教参与者独立完成两种类型的活动计划表：选择活动计划表（即允许参与者选择活动顺序的活动计划表）和无选择活动计划表（即其中的活动顺序）。由研究人员预先确定）。然后，我们评估了上述时间表和控制活动时间表（即基线意外事件）之间的参与者偏好。获得的偏好在参与者之间是特殊的，突出了个性化偏好评估在游戏背景下的重要性。讨论了影响和未来的方向，