BEHV 5612 - Study Guide: Contriving Motivating Operations to Evoke Mands (Endicott & Higbee)

Endicott & Higbee (2007) conducted a systematic replication of a study conducted by Sundberg et al. (2002), with two important variations. Identify the variations below. (Select all that apply) a clinical, or therapeutic setting adolescents with an autism diagnosis preschoolers with an autism diagnosis a naturalistic experimental preparation that more fully approximates the environment where the target skill will likely be used

preschoolers with an autism diagnosis a naturalistic experimental preparation that more fully approximates the environment where the target skill will likely be used

What is the dependent variable in Experiement 1? the percentage of correct mands for information using "where" the frequency of correct mands the prompt and prompt fading procedure implemented correct identification of the motivating operation

the percentage of correct mands for information using "where"

Interobserver agreement was calculated to measure procedural fidelity across participants and experiments? True False

False

Did response definitions meet criteria for technological, as defined by Baer, Wolf, & Risley (1968)? True False

True

Individuals diagnosed with autism often have trouble acquiring mands for information. This may be because the establishing operations controlling these mands are not strong enough to evoke the mand for information. True False

True

In experiment 1, how did experimenters use informal, in-the-moment, clinical judgement during intervention? items selected were identified by assessors based on client affect prompting strategies varied based on perceived responsiveness to intervention duration of access varied based on participant interest if participants did not appear interested in or engage with the item identified as most preferred, they used a second item on the next trial

if participants did not appear interested in or engage with the item identified as most preferred, they used a second item on the next trial

In their discussion, Endicott & Higbee note several possible reasons participants did not respond deferentially to high-and-low preference items. Identify the reasons below. (Select all that apply) variation in procedural fidelity lent to variability in responding interaction with experimenters during sessions took on reinforcing properties items may have had sufficient value to maintain responding items were not preferred sessions were conducted too frequently, participants lost interest in items

interaction with experimenters during sessions took on reinforcing properties items may have had sufficient value to maintain responding