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Peer reviewedShirley, Melissa J.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
A study of three adults with profound mental retardation examined the effectiveness of functional communication training in reducing self-injurious behavior (SIB) and in shaping an alternative (communicative) response while SIB continued to be reinforced. Results found when extinction was added to the training procedure, SIB decreased and manual…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Extinction (Psychology), Interpersonal Communication
