A Preliminary Investigation on Improving Functional Communication Training by Mitigating Resurgence of Destructive Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Fuhrman, Ashley M.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Greer, Brian D.
Titel	A Preliminary Investigation on Improving Functional Communication Training by Mitigating Resurgence of Destructive Behavior
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 49 (2016) 4, S.884-899 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
DOI	10.1002/jaba.338
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Functional Behavioral Assessment; Behavior Change; Outcomes of Treatment; Communication Skills; Males; Reinforcement; Comparative Analysis; Stimuli; Therapy; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsstil; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Positive Verstärkung; Anreizsystem; Therapie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Despite the effectiveness and widespread use of functional communication training (FCT), resurgence of destructive behavior can occur if the functional communication response (FCR) contacts a challenge, such as lapses in treatment integrity. We evaluated a method to mitigate resurgence by conducting FCT using a multiple schedule of reinforcement prior to extinction. After functional analyses of 2 boys' destructive behavior and treatment with FCT (Study 1), we compared levels of resurgence during an extinction challenge either after a typical FCT sequence or after exposure to schedule thinning in the context of a multiple-schedule arrangement (Study 2). Results for both participants suggested that schedule thinning using discriminative stimuli in a multiple schedule mitigated the resurgence of destructive behavior. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01