Mand Compliance as a Contingency Controlling Problem Behavior: A Systematic Review
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Date
9-2020
Abstract
Bowman et al. (1997) described a dynamic contingency in which severe problem behavior was evoked by adult noncompliance with a variety of child mands, which occurred at high rates, and was reinforced by adult compliance with subsequent mands. They discovered this phenomenon with 2 children for whom standard functional analyses were inconclusive. In recent years, similar contingencies have been shown to influence problem behavior, but the manner in which they have been arranged and described has varied across studies. The purpose of this literature review is to (a) describe contingencies involving mand compliance and the circumstances under which they have been evaluated, (b) summarize procedural variations in analysis and treatment, and (c) discuss what is known and yet to be discovered about the contingency as it relates to problem behavior. Future research focused on improving technology for analyzing and treating problem behavior suspected to be sensitive to mand compliance is discussed.
Recommended Citation
Rajaraman, Adithyan and Hanley, Gregory P., "Mand Compliance as a Contingency Controlling Problem Behavior: A Systematic Review" (2020). Student Work - College of Arts and Sciences. 84.
https://digitalcommons.wne.edu/casstudent/84
Original Citation
Rajaraman, A., & Hanley, G. P. (2021). Mand compliance as a contingency controlling problem behavior: A systematic review. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 54(1), 103-121. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.758
