Functional communication training (FCT) is one of the most common and effective
interventions for severe behavior problems. Since the initial description of FCT by Carr and …

Abstract In Verbal behavior, Skinner (1957) provided a conceptual framework and taxonomy
for the controlling variables of language that defined independent verbal operants by their …

Behavior Modification: What It Is and How to Do It is a comprehensive, practical presentation
of the principles of behavior modification and guidelines for their application. Appropriate for …

Two principal goals of functional communication training (FCT) are (a) to eliminate
destructive behavior and (b) to establish a more acceptable, yet functionally equivalent …

We manipulated relative reinforcement for problem behavior and appropriate behavior using
differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) without an extinction component …

We evaluated four methods for increasing the practicality of functional communication
training (FCT) by decreasing the frequency of reinforcement for alternative behavior. Three …

The effectiveness of functional communication training as treatment for problem behavior
depends on the extent to which treatment can be extended to typical environments that …

Recently, nonmaternal center‐based child care has been linked to problem behavior in
young children (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2003). In …

Contingencies of reinforcement involve, in part, relations between behavior and subsequent
environmental events. In this study we observed 11 individuals with developmental …

One limitation of functional communication training (FCT) is that individuals may request
reinforcement via the functional communication response (FCR) at exceedingly high rates …