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Teaching “how?” mand‐for‐information frames to children with autism
Author(s) -
Lechago Sarah A.,
Howell Amber,
Caccavale Mia N.,
Peterson Charles W.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.71
Subject(s) - mand , autism , psychology , generalization , information transmission , nonverbal communication , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , computer science , mathematics , mathematical analysis , computer network
The current study extends the mand‐for‐information literature by examining a method to teach mand‐for‐information frames, targeting 2 frames for the “How?” mand (“How do I?” and “How many?”). Using separate behavior chains to target the 2 frames, we taught 3 children with autism to emit mands for information with 1 behavior chain and assessed generalization with the remaining behavior chains. Behavior chains that the participants were unable to perform independently and that produced a desirable outcome for the participant (e.g., tornado water) were used to contrive the relevant motivating operation. For all 3 participants, mands for information generalized across motivating operations and response topographies.