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Does Functional Communication Training Compete with Ongoing Contingencies of Reinforcement? An Analysis during Response Acquisition and Maintenance.

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Shirley, 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

Facilitation of Communication Responses through Naturalized Sensory Reinforcement in Blind Mute/Profoundly Retarded Adults.

Crawford, Michael E. – 1980

The literature on symbolic forms of communication was reviewed, and an experimental program was designed to teach a single set of vocabulary to a group of four institutionalized profoundly retarded blind/mute adults through the use of gestures. Literature about deaf/blind persons suggested the use of coactive movement techniques and facilitation…

Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Blindness