This study examined the relative effectiveness of interventions based on a pre-intervention
functional behavioral assessment (FBA), compared to interventions not based on a pre …

Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) is a commonly used treatment for severe problem
behavior displayed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The …

Intermittent schedules of reinforcement are frequently used in dog training. During fixed-time
(FT) schedules, reinforcement delivery is time-based and response-independent. In contrast …

Resurgence and reinstatement are laboratory models of relapse following treatments for
problem behavior that arrange alternative sources of reinforcement, such as differential …

In 1948, Skinner described the behavior of pigeons under response‐independent schedules
as “superstitious,” and proposed that the responses were reinforced by contiguous …

ABSTRACT A component analysis is a process that includes the addition or subtraction of
individual intervention components while continuing to measure behavior change …

Noncontingent reinforcement (NCR) procedures entail the response-independent, time-
based delivery of a reinforcer (eg, delivery of a reinforcer on a fixed-time 15 s schedule–FT …

Contemporary autism services, while superior to those of the past, are not nearly good
enough. Treatment innovations are urgently needed. We survey some of the activities from …

Previously applied research has shown independent manding is not likely to emerge when
functional communication training (FCT) is implemented in conjunction with dense …

This study evaluated the comparative effects of presession and interspersed attention on the
academic achievement of an at-risk student in an inclusive fourth-grade classroom. Data …