The Effects of Verbal Operant Training and Response Interruption and Redirection on Appropriate and Inappropriate Vocalizations

Autor/inn/en	Colon, Candice L.; Ahearn, William H.; Clark, Kathleen M.; Masalsky, Jessica
Titel	The Effects of Verbal Operant Training and Response Interruption and Redirection on Appropriate and Inappropriate Vocalizations
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 45 (2012) 1, S.107-120 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
Schlagwörter	Autism; Verbal Operant Conditioning; Reinforcement; Children; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Psychosis; Stimuli; Functional Behavioral Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Positive Verstärkung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Psychose; Anreizsystem
Abstract	Past research has shown that response interruption and redirection (RIRD) can effectively decrease automatically reinforced motor behavior (Hagopian & Adelinis, 2001). Ahearn, Clark, MacDonald, and Chung (2007) found that a procedural adaptation of RIRD reduced vocal stereotypy and increased appropriate vocalizations for some children, although appropriate vocalizations were not targeted directly. The purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of directly targeting appropriate language (i.e., verbal operant training) on vocal stereotypy and appropriate speech in 3 children with an autism spectrum disorder. The effects of verbal operant (i.e., tact) training were evaluated in a nonconcurrent multiple baseline design across participants. In addition, RIRD was implemented with 2 of the 3 participants to further decrease levels of vocal stereotypy. Verbal operant training alone produced slightly lower levels of stereotypy and increased appropriate vocalizations for all 3 participants; however, RIRD was required to produce acceptably low levels of stereotypy for 2 of the 3 participants. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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