TY - JOUR
T1 - Types of Motivating Operations in Interventions With Problem Behavior
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Simó-Pinatella, David
AU - Font-Roura, Josep
AU - Planella-Morató, Joaquima
AU - McGill, Peter
AU - Alomar-Kurz, Elisabeth
AU - Giné, Climent
N1 - Funding Information:
Thanks to the support provided by the Commission for Universities and Research of the Ministry of Innovation, Universities and Enterprise of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, and the European Social Fund.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - A motivating operation (MO) alters both the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer and the current frequency of all behavior that has been reinforced by that particular stimulus. This article reviews studies that have manipulated a MO during interventions with school-age participants with intellectual disabilities and problem behavior. A systematic review was conducted using the following major electronic databases: PsychInfo, Education Resources Information Center, Science Direct, Blackwell, SAGE, and Medline. A total of 31 published articles representing 55 participants was examined. Findings from this study suggest that the modification of a MO usually has an effect on the problem behavior by either establishing or abolishing its motivation. Furthermore, a relationship was found between the type of MO and the behavioral function identified. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings, limitations of this study and potential issues for future research are discussed.
AB - A motivating operation (MO) alters both the effectiveness of a stimulus as a reinforcer and the current frequency of all behavior that has been reinforced by that particular stimulus. This article reviews studies that have manipulated a MO during interventions with school-age participants with intellectual disabilities and problem behavior. A systematic review was conducted using the following major electronic databases: PsychInfo, Education Resources Information Center, Science Direct, Blackwell, SAGE, and Medline. A total of 31 published articles representing 55 participants was examined. Findings from this study suggest that the modification of a MO usually has an effect on the problem behavior by either establishing or abolishing its motivation. Furthermore, a relationship was found between the type of MO and the behavioral function identified. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings, limitations of this study and potential issues for future research are discussed.
KW - behavioral function
KW - intellectual disabilities
KW - motivating operations
KW - problem behavior
KW - setting events
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84871146917&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0145445512448096
DO - 10.1177/0145445512448096
M3 - Review
C2 - 22798637
AN - SCOPUS:84871146917
SN - 0145-4455
VL - 37
SP - 3
EP - 38
JO - Behavior Modification
JF - Behavior Modification
IS - 1
ER -