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Publication Date: 2007
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A Preliminary Evaluation of the Emergence of Novel Mand Forms
Hernandez, Emma; Hanley, Gregory P.; Ingvarsson, Einar T.; Tiger, Jeffrey H.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v40 n1 p137-156 Spr 2007
Strategies that produce generalized responding are valuable, especially with regard to language acquisition, because relatively little training may result in large behavior changes. Conditions that result in generalized manding were analyzed in the current study. We demonstrated in reversal designs that undesirable or single-word responses were the predominant mand forms of 3 preschool children. Multiple baseline designs with 2 participants and a reversal design with 1 participant were then used to demonstrate the extent to which differential reinforcement of single-word mands (e.g., "cars") or framed mands (e.g., "I want the cars, please") would result in the emergence of other single-word and framed mands for different items (e.g., mands for music, puppets, or puzzles). Results showed that prompting and differential reinforcement of one or two mand frames resulted in the emergence of other framed mands for all participants.
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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