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Discussion for Lesson 5 - Motivating Operations (20 Points)

MOs have a significant role in our assessment and intervention of behavior. Though memorization of the definition of MOs and the associated terms is typically part of ABA study, understanding the application and relevance of these constructs may present a challenge. MOs were often identified in our TaskList Self-assessment exercise, and in last week’s consideration of terminology and study questions as areas for additional focus. 

This week’s discussion focuses on Motivating Operation (MO) and the associated constructs of:

Reflexive COM (CMO-R)

Transitive CMO (CMO-T)

Use as a reference your previous readings on MOs, and the document: A tutorial on the concept of the motivating operation and its importance to application (Langthorne & McGill, 2009) provided below, in your team meeting: 

Langthorne, P. and McGill, P. (2009) A tutorial on the concept of the motivating operation and its importance to application. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 2 (2). pp. 22-31. ISSN 1998-1929. [Link to: Langthorne and McGill 2009] 

1. Discuss the meaning and application of MO, and each of constructs above (CMO, UCO, EO, etc.).

2. Construct a  summary document providing examples which illustrate each of the associated constructs (CMO, UCO, EO, etc). Your examples should be original (not merely restated from the Tutorial or text).

Your discussion summary document should serve as a quick-guide to MOs – illustrating the constructs through real-life examples. sharing/collaborative resource you choose).