Abstract
The current study extended previous research on contingency modeling in the treatment of food selectivity. We selected foods to target based on results of a compliance assessment. We compared high compliance (HC) and low compliance (LC) foods to determine if foods associated with a higher percentage of compliance were predictive of the effectiveness of contingency modeling for increasing consumption of nonpreferred foods. in two typically developing children. Results provide preliminary support that relative preferences for nonpreferred foods may be one factor that predicts the effectiveness of contingency modeling with praise alone and contingency modeling of differential reinforcement.