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In my last blog, I reviewed the basics of motivating operations. My hope is that after reading it, the concept of unconditioned motivating operations (UMOs) is now clear to everyone. Before stepping into the realm of CMOs, I am going to first review the differences between MOs and discriminative stimuli (SDs). Many may think this is a simple discrimination, but I have found that it is not. Let’s start with the flow chart that we used in the UMO discussion: MO

Effectively defining motivating operations continues to be a thorn in the side of many aspiring BCBAs. I find that during almost every supervision cycle, there comes a time when I am asked, “What is a CMO-R? And why do I need to know this stuff?” Because motivating operations (MO) can influence any behavior intervention that utilizes consequences as a means to alter behavior, behavior analysts need to fully grasp theses concepts. In the next series of blogs, I am going to b