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Prevalence of resurgence of destructive behavior when thinning reinforcement schedules during functional communication training
Functional communication training is a well‐established treatment for socially reinforced destructive behavior that typically includes differential reinforcement of the functional communication response (FCR) in combination with extinction of destructive behavior. However, when the schedule of reinf...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041172/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774545 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jaba.472 |
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author | Briggs, Adam M. Fisher, Wayne W. Greer, Brian D. Kimball, Ryan T. |
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description | Functional communication training is a well‐established treatment for socially reinforced destructive behavior that typically includes differential reinforcement of the functional communication response (FCR) in combination with extinction of destructive behavior. However, when the schedule of reinforcement for the FCR is thinned, destructive behavior may resurge (e.g., Greer, Fisher, Saini, Owen, & Jones, 2016). Currently, data are unavailable on the prevalence and characteristics of resurgence during reinforcement schedule thinning. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of resurgence during reinforcement schedule thinning on a per‐case and per‐schedule‐step basis and also evaluated the magnitude of resurgence in relation to the functions of destructive behavior. We observed resurgence in 19 of the 25 (76%) applications of reinforcement schedule thinning. In some cases, the magnitude of resurgence exceeded the mean levels of destructive behavior observed in baseline. We discuss these results relative to prior translational and applied research on resurgence. |
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spelling | pubmed-60411722018-07-12 Prevalence of resurgence of destructive behavior when thinning reinforcement schedules during functional communication training Briggs, Adam M. Fisher, Wayne W. Greer, Brian D. Kimball, Ryan T. J Appl Behav Anal Research Articles Functional communication training is a well‐established treatment for socially reinforced destructive behavior that typically includes differential reinforcement of the functional communication response (FCR) in combination with extinction of destructive behavior. However, when the schedule of reinforcement for the FCR is thinned, destructive behavior may resurge (e.g., Greer, Fisher, Saini, Owen, & Jones, 2016). Currently, data are unavailable on the prevalence and characteristics of resurgence during reinforcement schedule thinning. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of resurgence during reinforcement schedule thinning on a per‐case and per‐schedule‐step basis and also evaluated the magnitude of resurgence in relation to the functions of destructive behavior. We observed resurgence in 19 of the 25 (76%) applications of reinforcement schedule thinning. In some cases, the magnitude of resurgence exceeded the mean levels of destructive behavior observed in baseline. We discuss these results relative to prior translational and applied research on resurgence. Wiley Subscription Services, Inc. 2018-05-17 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6041172/ /pubmed/29774545 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jaba.472 Text en © 2018 The Authors. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (SEAB).* This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Briggs, Adam M. Fisher, Wayne W. Greer, Brian D. Kimball, Ryan T. Prevalence of resurgence of destructive behavior when thinning reinforcement schedules during functional communication training |
title | Prevalence of resurgence of destructive behavior when thinning reinforcement schedules during functional communication training |
title_full | Prevalence of resurgence of destructive behavior when thinning reinforcement schedules during functional communication training |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of resurgence of destructive behavior when thinning reinforcement schedules during functional communication training |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of resurgence of destructive behavior when thinning reinforcement schedules during functional communication training |
title_short | Prevalence of resurgence of destructive behavior when thinning reinforcement schedules during functional communication training |
title_sort | prevalence of resurgence of destructive behavior when thinning reinforcement schedules during functional communication training |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041172/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774545 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jaba.472 |
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