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Abstract
Choice allocation is a behavior that is sensitive to various dimensions of reinforcement. In order to influence an individuals choice-making, it is first important to consider how dimensions of reinforcement can be manipulated to produce appropriate behaviors and more desirable treatment outcomes. The purpose of this study was to introduce an analogue assessment designed to assess the impact of reinforcer delay on an individuals choice allocation between a more preferred behavior and a less preferred behavior. Once a preferred task was identified for the participant, delay to reinforcement was increased for the more preferred task only. The participant shifted his choice allocation once the delay to reinforcement for the less preferred task was four times that of the more preferred task. This study introduced an analogue assessment that identified a general area of reinforcer dimension that caused the participant to shift choice allocation to the less preferred task.