Abstract
Non-removal of the spoon (NRS) is an empirically supported intervention for food selectivity. However, the way in which NRS has been described in the feeding literature varies significantly, making it difficult to determine what procedural characteristics are necessary for NRS to be effective. In this study, four male participants between the ages of 7 and 10 were exposed to an alternating treatments design comparing two variations of a NRS procedure (one requiring acceptance (ACC) and the other requiring mouth-clean (MC) and a passive exposure procedure (PASS) which served as a control condition. Dependent variables included latency to consumption and independent consumption. The NRS procedure requiring MC was most effective for all 4 participants. Results were replicated across foods associated with each condition for 2 of the 4 participants.