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FURTHER EXAMINATION OF DISCRIMINATED FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION
Author(s) -
Leon Yanerys,
Hausman Nicole L.,
Kahng Sung Woo,
Becraft Jessica L.
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.2010.43-525
Subject(s) - mand , psychology , excuse , generalization , reinforcement , reading (process) , functional analysis , discriminative model , differential reinforcement , autism , developmental psychology , natural (archaeology) , cognitive psychology , social psychology , linguistics , artificial intelligence , mathematical analysis , philosophy , biochemistry , mathematics , chemistry , archaeology , history , political science , computer science , law , gene
One child with developmental disabilities was taught to mand for attention by saying “excuse me.” Treatment effects were extended to multiple training contexts by teaching the participant to attend to naturally occurring discriminative stimuli through differential reinforcement of communication during periods of the experimenter's nonbusy activities (e.g., reading a magazine). Results are discussed in terms of future research on the generalization and maintenance of functional communication in the natural environment.