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The effects of functional communication training, choice making, and an adjusting work schedule on problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement

Van Norman, Renee Koehler
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1124121028

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2005, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Physical Activity and Educational Services.
The present study first investigated the effects of different qualities and durations of reinforcement for problem behavior, compliance, and communication within a treatment package for escape-maintained problem behavior. An ABA single-subject reversal design was used to experimentally evaluate the influence of quality and duration of reinforcement on 3-concurrently available response options. Next, the effects of this arrangement on participants’ response allocation were further evaluated under conditions in which work requirements were increased over time. The results of the choice analysis suggested that the different qualities and durations of reinforcement influenced participants’ response allocation between work and break choices, over that for problem behavior. The results of the second analysis showed substantial increases in compliance without concomitant increases in problem behavior as the number of demands was increased from 1 to 90. Relevant consumers’ opinions of the results and the acceptability of the FCT and choice making procedures employed in this study were favorable. This study extends the current literature on choice making and interventions for escape-maintained problem behavior by providing 3 different levels of reinforcement for 3 concurrently available response options: compliance, functional communication, and problem behavior. The majority of previously published studies evaluated different dimensions of reinforcement when only 2 response options were concurrently available. In addition, this study provides preliminary evidence on the effects of combining FCT and demand fading under conditions in which problem behavior continues to receive reinforcement.
Stephanie Peterson (Advisor)
260 p.
Education, Special
functional communication training; choice making; negative reinforcement

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  • Van Norman, R. K. (2005). The effects of functional communication training, choice making, and an adjusting work schedule on problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1124121028

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Van Norman, Renee. The effects of functional communication training, choice making, and an adjusting work schedule on problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement. 2005. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1124121028.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Van Norman, Renee. "The effects of functional communication training, choice making, and an adjusting work schedule on problem behavior maintained by negative reinforcement." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1124121028

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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