Date of Award
4-2008
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. James E. Carr
Second Advisor
Dr. Linda A. LeBlanc
Third Advisor
Dr. Jack Michael
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This study sought to extend the developing literature on teaching mands for information by systematically assessing whether they generalize across different EOs. Three children with autism were taught to perform multiple behavior chains, three of which included a common response topography (e.g., "Where is the spoon?") used for different purposes. An interrupted-behavior-chain procedure was used to contrive the EO for each mand. After a mand for information was taught under one EO, the remaining chains were interrupted to determine whether the mand had generalized across EOs. For all three participants, mands for information generalized across EOs. For one participants, a new mand for information topography emerged after training. The results are analyzed according to Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior.
Recommended Citation
Lechago, Sarah A., "Generalization of Mands for Information across Establishing Operations" (2008). Masters Theses. 4660.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4660