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DISCRIMINATED FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION: A PROCEDURAL EXTENSION OF FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING
Author(s) -
Kuhn David E.,
Chirighin Anna E.,
Zelenka Katrina
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-249
Subject(s) - psychology , reinforcement , phone , schedule , functional analysis , variety (cybernetics) , extinction (optical mineralogy) , psychological intervention , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , social psychology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , biology , computer science , gene , operating system
A limitation associated with communication‐based interventions for problem behavior is the potential for requesting reinforcement at high rates. Multiple‐schedule arrangements have been demonstrated to be effective for controlling rates of responding (Hanley, Iwata, & Thompson, 2001). In the current study, we extended previous research by teaching individuals to attend to naturally occurring discriminative stimuli (e.g., caregiver behavior) instead of arbitrary stimuli (e.g., picture cards). Following successful treatment with functional communication and extinction, 2 participants were taught to request attention differentially based on whether the caregiver was engaging in a variety of “busy” (e.g., talking on the phone) or “nonbusy” (e.g., reading a magazine) activities. Following training, each participant engaged in communication primarily when caregivers were engaged in nonbusy activities.