Manding
What is a Motivating Operation? (MO)
What evokes you to do something or stops you from doing something
What are some examples of manding for cessation?
Requesting a break
Saying "no" or "not yet"
Requesting space of "alone time"
What does SPF stand for?
sun protection factor
What is a mand?
A request
What are some different modalities of communication?
Vocal, iconic communication, AAC
When teaching a client to mand for cessation, when is the best time to teach this skill?
When a demand is placed
When they are showing signs of being bored/satiated with the current activity
When they finish a current activity
Which US state has the average hottest temperature?
Florida
What is an intraverbal?
"Conversation"
How do you assess a client's motivation?
Preference assessments
What do you think is one of the most prevalent reasons for lack of progress with mand training?
Insufficient treatment intensity
What three Zodiac signs occur during the Summer?
Cancer, Leo, and Virgo
Why is it important to teach "Break" or "all done" when the patient is successfully completing a demand?
The patient will learn the skill faster if its prompted more often during the session
What is the difference between primary and secondary reinforcers and give an example of each?
Primary reinforcers are inherently rewarding, such as food and water, and are naturally reinforcing because they satisfy basic needs.
Secondary reinforcers are learned through association with primary reinforcers and gain reinforcing value over time, like money or praise
What is a tact?
Labeling/ Naming
In which country was the record for hottest temperature ever recorded set
The United States - Death Valley, CA)
Without specific instructions from a BCBA, what strategy can you use to start fading your prompts for manding?
Control access and implement a time-delay (wait a few seconds before providing the prompt)
Move to the next prompt on the hierarchy
Review past data to determine where the client was successful during the previous session
What will happen if the client is not required to mand for targeted items consistently because they have free access?
Decrease motivation to mand for those items at other times
When implementing mand training, what should you aim to be consistent in?
requiring mands for all targeted exemplars
requiring the correct response for the mand
Provide consistent amount of reinforcement
How many popsicles are sold annually?
two billion
What are 2 things BT’s can do to make sure that a patient is making progress towards mand training?
A-run the program at high intensity,
Discuss mand errors with BCBA, fade prompts within session, understand the difference between prompted and spontaneous/initiated, Discuss barriers to mand training program with BCBA (if you can’t do it, why?