11/18/2025
Test Question Tuesday!🧠✨
Mr. DeMonte is a special education teacher working with 8 students with varying developmental disabilities. He needs to identify potential reinforcers but has limited time and classroom resources- so he starts with what he can do.
He observes each student during free play, watching which items they naturally choose, how long they stay with them, and what they return to. He uses that information to plan his next, more formal preference assessments.
Which preference assessment did he just conduct?
A) Single Stimulus
B) Multiple Stimulus Preference Assessment with Replacement
C) Multiple Stimulus Preference Assessment without Replacement
D) Free Operant Observation ✔️
Free operant observations are perfect in busy school settings. They give you fast, natural data about what learners might perfer.
Want more quick ABA breakdowns?
Check out behaviorstacks.com