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Minimizing Resurgence of Destructive Behavior Using Behavioral Momentum Theory
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Fisher, Wayne W.; Greer, Brian D.; Fuhrman, Ashley M.; Saini, Valdeep; Simmons, Christina A. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2018
The resurgence of destructive behavior can occur during functional communication training (FCT) if the alternative response contacts a challenge (e.g., extinction). Behavioral momentum theory (BMT) suggests that refinements to FCT could mitigate resurgence of destructive behavior during periods of extinction. Following a functional analysis and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Communication Strategies, Behavior Modification, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Evaluating Competing Activities to Enhance Functional Communication Training during Reinforcement Schedule Thinning
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Fuhrman, Ashley M.; Greer, Brian D.; Zangrillo, Amanda N.; Fisher, Wayne W. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2018
Arranging periods in which requests for reinforcement are denied in a multiple schedule may result in increased destructive behavior during these periods for individuals who receive functional communication training (FCT) as treatment for severe destructive behavior. Providing access to competing activities during periods of reinforcer…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Communication Strategies, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Virtual-Training Program for Teaching Applied-Behavior-Analysis Skills to Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Fisher, Wayne W.; Luczynski, Kevin C.; Blowers, Andrew P.; Vosters, Megan E.; Pisman, Maegan D.; Craig, Andy R.; Hood, Stephanie A.; Machado, Mychal A.; Lesser, Aaron D.; Piazza, Cathleen C. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2020
Parents play an important role in the treatment of their children's symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD); thus, developing effective, efficient, socially acceptable, and accessible procedures for training parents to implement applied-behavior-analysis (ABA) interventions is critically important. One potential approach involves delivering…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parent Role, Parent Education
Further Evaluation of Differential Exposure to Establishing Operations during Functional Communication Training
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Fisher, Wayne W.; Greer, Brian D.; Mitteer, Daniel R.; Fuhrman, Ashley M.; Romani, Patrick W.; Zangrillo, Amanda N. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2018
Recent research findings (DeRosa, Fisher, & Steege, 2015) suggest that minimizing exposure to the establishing operation (EO) for destructive behavior when differential reinforcement interventions like functional communication training (FCT) are introduced may produce more immediate reductions in destructive behavior and prevent or mitigate…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Hypothesis Testing
Effectiveness of Functional Communication Training with and without Extinction and Punishment: A Summary of 21 Inpatient Cases.
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Hagopian, Louis P.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Sullivan, Michelle Thibault; LeBlanc, Linda A.; Acquisto, Jean – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
A study involving 21 individuals with mental retardation found functional communication training (FCT) with extinction was effective in reducing problem behavior in the majority of cases; however, when demand or delay-to-reinforcement fading was added, treatment efficacy decreased. FCT with punishment resulted in a reduction in problem behavior…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Extinction (Psychology)
Direct and Collateral Effects of Restraints and Restraint Fading.
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Fisher, Wayne W.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
A study of three individuals with self-injurious behavior (SIB) evaluated a device designed for restraint fading with individuals who display hand-to-head SIB. Results demonstrated that stimulus control of SIB occurred in all individuals subsequent to restraint fading. The study also examined the effects of the rigid arm sleeves and restraint…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Children
The Evaluation and Treatment of Aggression Maintained by Attention and Automatic Reinforcement.
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Thompson, Rachel H.; Fisher, Wayne W.; Piazza, Cathleen C.; Kuhn, David E. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
A study used direct and indirect methods to assess and treat several topographies of the aggression of a 7-year-old boy with severe mental retardation and pervasive personality disorder. Functional communication training with extinction reduced all forms of aggression except chin grinding, which was reduced by an alternative treatment. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Aggression, Autism, Behavior Modification, Children
Establishing Discriminative Control of Responding Using Functional and Alternative Reinforcers during Functional Communication Training.
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Fisher, Wayne W.; Thompson, Rachel H.; Kuhn, David E. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
Two children with mental retardation were trained to emit different communication responses to request the reinforcer for destructive behavior and an alternative reinforcer. Differential reinforcement of communication reduced destructive behavior regardless of whether a functional reinforcer or an alternative reinforcer was available or whether…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children, Communication Skills