Resurgence following traditional and interdependent differential reinforcement of alternative behavior.
- 1 April 2021
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Behavioral Development
- Vol. 26 (1), 29-42
- https://doi.org/10.1037/bdb0000101
Abstract
Clinicians frequently prescribe functional communication training (FCT) as a treatment for severe destructive behavior. Recent research has shown that FCT treatments are susceptible to treatment relapse in the form of resurgence of destructive behavior when individuals contact periods in which reinforcers are unavailable. Results of preliminary studies suggest that teaching multiple response alternatives can mitigate the resurgence of target behavior. The current evaluation serves as a preliminary study in which we used a laboratory arrangement to evaluate the effects of a novel approach to training multiple alternative responses on the resurgence of target behavior. Findings showed that multiple-response training did not decrease resurgence of target responding consistently; however, it increased the total amount of target and alternative responding observed during the resurgence phase and decreased the overall probability of the target response.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (5R01HD079113; 5R01HD083214; 5R01HD093734)
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