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

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)

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

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)

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"

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

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

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

False

In experiment 1, how did experimenters use informal, in-the-moment, clinical judgement during intervention?

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