Abstract
Psychotropic medications are increasingly being prescribed for the treatment of problem behavior, particularly in combination with behavioral interventions. Previous research has demonstrated the motivating operation (MO) effects of psychotropic medications, which may lead to changes in stimulus preference or changes in the magnitude of reinforcers maintaining the problem behavior under treatment. Although preference and reinforcer assessments have been conducted to examine changes in item preference and reinforcer effectiveness, there is limited research regarding how medications impact outcomes on these assessments. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the need for research on the effects psychotropic medications have on preference and reinforcer assessment outcomes. The implications of these findings are also discussed.
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