RESPONSE EFFICIENCY DURING FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING: EFFECTS OF EFFORT ON RESPONSE ALLOCATION

An analogue functional analysis revealed that the problem behavior of a young child with developmental delays was maintained by positive reinforcement. A concurrent‐schedule procedure was then used to vary the amount of effort required to emit mands. Results suggested that response effort can be an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of applied behavior analysis 2001, Vol.34 (1), p.73-76
Hauptverfasser:	Richman, David M., Wacker, David P., Winborn, Lisa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aggression Aggression - psychology Aggressiveness Behavior modification Behavior Therapy - methods Biological and medical sciences Child clinical studies Child, Preschool Children & youth Communication Disorders - therapy concurrent schedules developmental disabilities Developmental disorders functional analysis functional communication training Humans Interpersonal communication Learning disorders Male mands Medical sciences Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	An analogue functional analysis revealed that the problem behavior of a young child with developmental delays was maintained by positive reinforcement. A concurrent‐schedule procedure was then used to vary the amount of effort required to emit mands. Results suggested that response effort can be an important variable when developing effective functional communication training programs.
ISSN:	0021-8855 1938-3703
DOI:	10.1901/jaba.2001.34-73