Teaching mands for information using 'when' to children with autism. Issue 3 (28th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Landa, Robin K.; Hansen, Bethany; Alice Shillingsburg, M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied behavior analysis. Volume 50:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 538
• Page End: 551
• Publication Date: 2017-04-28
• Subjects: autism -- establishing operations -- mands for information -- requesting when -- verbal behavior; Psychology, Applied -- Periodicals; Social Behavior -- Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1002/jaba.387
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8855

Abstract

Abstract : Previous research has evaluated contrived motivating operations to teach mands for information. However, literature evaluating acquisition of the mand when? is comparatively limited. As an extension of Shillingsburg, Bowen, Valentino, & Pierce (2014), we taught three children with autism to engage in mands for information using when under alternating conditions in which a contrived establishing operation was present (EOP) or absent (EOA). Following training with a constant prompt delay, all participants acquired the mand for information and demonstrated correct use of the provided information and a decrease in inappropriate attempts to access restricted items.