The document outlines different methods for assessing preferences including single stimulus, paired stimulus, and multiple stimulus preference assessments. It focuses on multiple stimulus without replacement assessments, describing the procedures, providing video examples, and noting that it presents an array of items simultaneously, removes the selected item after interaction, and has good test-retest reliability. It indicates multiple stimulus without replacement is most appropriate for higher functioning individuals who can choose from an array of 3 or more items.

1. Table of Contents
1. Introduction to preference assessments
2. Single stimulus and paired-stimulus preference assessments
3. Paired-stimulus data collection
4. Calculating and interpreting the results of a paired-stimulus
preference assessment
5. Multiple-stimulus without replacement preference assessment
6. Multiple-stimulus without replacement data collection
7. Calculating and interpreting the results of a multiple stimulus
without replacement preference assessment
8. Free-operant preference assessment
9. Free-operant data collection
10. Calculating and interpreting the results of a free-operant
preference assessment
11. Decision making tree
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2. Table of Contents
5. Multiple-stimulus without replacement preference
assessment
a. Procedures video
b. Performance monitoring tool video
c. General tips
d. Overview
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3. General Tips for MSWO

4. Multiple Stimulus Without Replacement
(MSWO) Assessment
Overview:
• An array of items is presented simultaneously (i.e. at the same time)
• The item the learner selects is removed from the array after he or she interacts with it
for around 10 seconds
• This procedure has been shown to have:
o Good test-retest reliability, meaning that when the assessment is given twice, the two scores are highly
correlated
• MSWO is most appropriate for individuals:
o Who are higher functioning
o Who can choose from an array of 3 or more
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5. Now get ready to answer a few checkpoint
questions!