title: Teaching "How?" mand-for-information frames to children with autism.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Houston-Clear Lake.
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lechago
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: Mia N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Caccavale
authors.forename: Charles W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003463:Cues; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000379:methods*; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D015588:Observer Variation; D014705:Verbal Behavior
keywords: behavior chains; mand frames; mands for information; motivating operation