A comment on Edwards, Lotfizadeh, and Poling (2019) on motivating operations and stimulus control

2019 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Lechago
Keyword(s):  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Motivating Operations

The Use of a Stimulus Control Transfer Procedure to Teach Motivation-Controlled Mands to Children With Autism

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-225
Author(s):  
Karen D. Ward ◽  
Smita Shukla Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Motivating Operations ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Multiple Baseline ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Baseline Design ◽  
Mand Training ◽  
Control Transfer

Social participation of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in natural environments can be enhanced by teaching them to communicate spontaneously, at least in situations where they have the motivation to access specific items or activities by controlling the amount of access for these stimuli. The purpose of this study was to determine if mand training, using a stimulus control transfer procedure would promote acquisition and generalization of mands for specific activities or objects evoked by motivating operations. Measurement variables included the frequency of motivation controlled (MO) versus multiply controlled mands during discrete trial training on a variety of verbal operants. Using a concurrent multiple baseline design across participants, visual analysis indicated that MO mands for out-of-view items increased substantially with generalization across targets, staff, and environments for three of the four participants. One participant did not respond to intervention to the same extent as others.

scholarly journals Motivating operations affect stimulus control: A largely overlooked phenomenon in discrimination learning

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin D. Lotfizadeh ◽  
Timothy L. Edwards ◽  
Ryan Redner ◽  
Alan Poling
Keyword(s):  
Discrimination Learning ◽  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Motivating Operations

scholarly journals Motivating operations and stimulus control

2019 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy L. Edwards ◽  
Amin D. Lotfizadeh ◽  
Alan Poling
Keyword(s):  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Motivating Operations

Stimulus Control of Free-Operant Avoidance: An Investigation of Response

1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley J. Weiss ◽  
Charles E. Cunningham ◽  
M. Catherine Bushnell
Keyword(s):  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Free Operant Avoidance ◽  
Operant Avoidance ◽  
Free Operant

Understanding Motivating Operations and the Impact on the Function of Behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-122
Author(s):  
Doris Adams Hill ◽  
Theoni Mantzoros ◽  
Jonté C. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Motivating Operations ◽  
Behavior Intervention Plans ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Functional Behavior ◽  
Special Education Professionals ◽  
And Function ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Impact

Special educators are often considered the experts in their school when it comes to developing functional behavior assessments (FBA) and behavior intervention plans (BIP), yet rarely are they trained much beyond basic antecedents, behaviors, and consequences (ABC). This column discusses concepts that will expand special education professionals’ knowledge to make better decisions regarding interventions for the students they serve. Specifically, the focus is on motivating operations (MO) and function-based interventions and the implications of these on behavior. Knowledge of the concept of MOs can enhance a teacher’s ability to provide evidence-based interventions and more fully developed behavioral interventions for students in their purview.

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