Effects of Chosen Versus Assigned Jobs on the Work Performance of Persons With Severe Handicaps
Year: 1990
Type: article
Abstract: We evaluated the effects of several choice-related variables on the work performance of adults with severe handicaps. After assessing client work preferences, three choice-related situations were presented: (a) providing clients with the opportunity to choose a work task, (b) assigning a preferred task, and (c) assigning a nonpreferred task. Results indicated that clients attended to work tasks almost twice as much when they chose their tasks and when assigned to work on preferred tasks versus when assigned to work on nonpreferred tasks. Results are discussed regarding the need to assess systematically the effects of choice-related variables.
Authors: Marsha B. Parsons, Dennis H. Reid, Jerry Reynolds, Merle Bumgarner
Institution: J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1975012192