The Effects of Question-Present Versus Item Present Conditions on Acquisition of Mands

A mand, often referred to as a request in lay terms, is a verbal operant that is under the control of an establishing operation and maintained by a specific reinforcer. Children with autism spectrum disorder often have difficulty learning mands and need supplemental training to learn this skill. The purpose of the present study was to extend the study by Bowen, Shillingsburg, and Carr (2012) and compare two mand training procedures to determine if a question-only or item-present condition would result in more rapid acquisition of mands. A multiple baseline design across participants, with an embedded alternating treatment design, was used to evaluate mand acquisition in two preschool children with autism. Results of the study showed that the item-present condition resulted in more rapid acquisition of mands than the question-only condition.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Thornton, Paige M

Contributors dc:contributor

• Sadie Lovett
• Richard Marsicano
• Heath Marrs

• mand
• autism
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Psychology

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/358

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1366