Abstract
We examined the effectiveness of functional communication training (FCT) in reducing self-injurious behavior (SIB) and in shaping an alternative (communicative) response while SIB continued to be reinforced. Following a functional analysis of 3 individuals' SIB, we attempted to teach an alternative response consisting of a manual sign to each individual, using the reinforcer that maintained SIB. When FCT was implemented without extinction, SIB remained at baseline rates for all participants, and none of the participants acquired the alternative response. When extinction was added to the training procedure, SIB decreased and manual signing increased for all participants. To determine if signing, when established, would compete with SIB when both were reinforced, extinction was then withdrawn. Signing was maintained and SIB occurred at low rates for 2 individuals, but SIB returned to baseline rates for the 3rd individual, necessitating the reimplementation of extinction. These results suggest that it may be difficult to establish alternative behaviors if inappropriate behavior continues to be reinforced, but that, when established, alternative behavior might compete successfully with ongoing contingencies of reinforcement for inappropriate behavior.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 93-104 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Mar 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Extinction
- Functional analysis
- Functional communication training
- Self-injurious behavior
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Clinical Psychology
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Does functional communication training compete With ongoing contingencies of reinforcement? An analysis during response acquisition and maintenance. / Shirley, Melissa J.; Iwata, Brian A.; Kahng, Sungwoo; Mazaleski, Jodi L.; Lerman, Dorothea C.
In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Vol. 30, No. 1, 03.1997, p. 93-104.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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