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An analysis of maintenance following functional communication training.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1992
ISSN
0021-8855
Abstract
The multiple and long-term effects of functional communication training relative to a common reductive procedure (time-out from positive reinforcement) were evaluated. Twelve children participated in a functional analysis of their challenging behaviors (Study 1), which implicated adult attention as a maintaining variable. The children were then matched for chronological age, mental age, and language age and assigned to two groups. One group received functional communication training as an intervention for their challenging behavior, and the second group received time-out as a contrast. Both interventions were initially successful (Study 2), but durable results were achieved only with the group that received functional communication training across different stimulus conditions (Study 3). Students whose challenging behaviors were previously reduced with time-out resumed these behaviors in the presence of naive teachers unaware of the children’s intervention history. The value of teaching communicative responses to promote maintenance is discussed as it relates to the concept of functional equivalence.
Language
en_US
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Recommended Citation
Durand, V.M., & Carr, E.G. (1992). An analysis of maintenance following functional communication training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 777-794. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1992.25-777
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Comments
Abstract only. Full-text article is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 777-794. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1992.25-777. Portions reprinted in: Miltenberger, R.G. (1996). Behavior Modification. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks Cole Publishing Co. Portions to be reprinted in: Handen, B.L. (1998). Mental retardation. In E.J. Mash & R.A. Barkley (Eds.), Treatment of childhood disorders (2nd ed.) (pp. 369-415). New York: Guilford Press. Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.