Motivating operations (MOs) are held to 1) alter the value/efficacy of consequential stimuli
(value-altering function) and 2) alter behavior relevant to these stimuli (behavior-altering …

The motivating operations concept has generated substantial conceptual analysis and
research interest. Following an analysis of how motivating operations affect behavior, one …

The article offers information on the motivating operation as a major conceptual tool in
applied behavior analysis. Topics discussed include information on the history-related …

The motivating operations concept has been of considerable interest and practical value to
behavior analysts, including practitioners. Nonetheless, the concept has generated …

Edwards, Lotfizadeh, and Poling (2019) offer an analysis of the interactive effects of
motivating operations (MOs) and discriminative stimuli, and underscore this interactive effect …

Edwards, Lotfizadeh, and Poling (2019) propose changes to the Motivating Operations
Concept (MOC) based on their hypothesized relationship between discriminative stimuli …

Over the past decade, behavior analysts have increasingly used the term establishing
operation (EO) to refer to environmental events that influence the behavioral effects of …

Environmental operations may be classified according to whether they have evocative or
function-altering effects. Evocative events, such as the presentation of unconditioned and …

This paper reviews the current status of the Motivating Operation Concept (MOC), followed
by a critical response to Whelan and D. Barnes-Holmes (2010), who argued against the …

Behavior analysts have long recognized that the behavioral function of a given stimulus,
including whether or not it serves as a reinforcer, is not fixed. An adequate theory of …