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ERIC Number: EJ1121351
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
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A Preliminary Investigation on Improving Functional Communication Training by Mitigating Resurgence of Destructive Behavior
Fuhrman, Ashley M.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Greer, Brian D.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v49 n4 p884-899 Dec 2016
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.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 5R01HD07911302; 1R01HD08321401