Episode 338 - Social Preference Assessments w. Dr. Casey Clay
ABA Inside Track
Robert Parry-Cruwys
4.7 • 634 Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
When food and toys just aren't cutting it for your learning needs, here comes awesomely fun social interactions. But which to choose? Wiggle arms? Tickles? There's got to be a better way! This week friend of the show, Dr. Casey Clay, returns to run down options for using social interaction preference assessments. We'll dive into the development process of some of these tools, look at if types of interactions can be categorized by type, and determine if anyone on the show would work for hugs.
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Articles discussed this episode:
Clay, C.J., Samaha, A.L., Bloom, S.E., Bogoev, B.K., & Boyle, M.A. (2013). Assessing preference for social interactions. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34, 362-371. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.028
Morris, S.L. & Vollmer, T.R. (2020). A comparison of methods for assessing preference for social interactions. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 53, 918-937. doi: 10.1002/jaba.692
Clay, C.J., Samaha, A.L., & Kogoev, B.K. (2018). Assessing preference for and reinforcing efficacy of components of social interactions in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Learning and Motivation, 62, 4-14. doi: 10.1016/j.lmot.2017.03.008
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. Welcome to ABA Inside Track, the podcast, that's like reading in your car, but safer. |
| 0:19.8 | I'm your host, Robert Perry |
| 0:20.8 | Cruz, and with me as always are my fabulous co-hosts. Oh, hey, Robert Perry Cruz. It's |
| 0:26.3 | Jackie McDonald. I fancy meeting you here. Hello, and it's me, Diana Perry Cruz. |
| 0:31.2 | When did you show up? I've been here the whole time. Oh, my goodness. So much fun. You know what, |
| 0:35.7 | guys, as much as I love podcasting about behavior |
| 0:38.9 | analysis and behavior analytic research, picking topics, discussing them at length and relevant |
| 0:44.4 | research articles, I think I just love being with people and engaging in social interactions, |
| 0:49.4 | whether it's physical or vocal. Those are just my faves. I'd do anything for those. |
| 0:54.4 | What do you say? |
| 0:55.5 | You definitely would. |
| 0:57.7 | Out of all of us, you're number one. |
| 0:59.7 | I remember two. |
| 1:00.9 | You're number one. |
| 1:02.0 | You love talking to people. |
| 1:04.5 | I just love talking. |
| 1:05.9 | I just love talking. |
| 1:07.3 | That's true. |
| 1:08.3 | I don't need anyone to respond. |
| 1:09.4 | Just sit there. |
| 1:27.5 | People not included, right? We actually have three people sitting here today listening to you. It's not just us. What? Oh, great. It's my favorite episode where it's talk and talk and everyone has to listen. If you are one of those people who love our intros and say, what is this topic actually going to be? And sometimes our segues are nonsense and sometimes they're actually on topic. Well, if you picked on topic, you're right. Because we're not just going |
| 1:31.9 | to talk about talking and social interactions. We're going to talk about when does social |
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