Effects of Antecedent and Response Variables on the Persistence of Communication

前因和反应变量对沟通持续性的影响

• 批准号: 9178108
• 负责人: Joel Ringdahl
• 金额: $ 26.24万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-03-10 至 2017-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9178108
• 关键词: Effects; Antecedent; Response; Variables; Persistence

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Functional communication Training (FCT) is the most widely used treatment approach to address problem behavior exhibited by individuals with developmental disabilities. This strategy has been demonstrated to be effective in numerous published studies. However, little research has been conducted regarding the selection of the communication strategies included in such treatments and the manner in which antecedent stimuli, such as response prompts, are used when FCT is implemented. It is possible that communication strategy selected and the method by which it is prompted may affect the long-term maintenance of treatment gains, particularly when treatment integrity is challenged (e.g., treatment is not implemented as designed). Research related to response persistence (i.e., the continuation of a response when challenged) has demonstrated that response-reinforcer variables such as the rate of reinforcement will influence it. These effects have been demonstrated in the basic [behavioral momentum theory] literature and in the applied literature with respect to the response persistence of problem behavior. What is less well understood is how other types of variables, such as response-response variables and stimulus-response variables, will affect response persistence and, in particular, the response persistence of appropriate behavior such as communication. Clinically, it is important that we design treatments that not only result in the reduction of problem behavior and the development of appropriate strategies to obtain reinforcers, but that also produce appropriate behavior that is resilient in the face of challenges to treatment. The proposed studies will provide more information regarding how to select the communication strategy that will persist longest when challenged and how to structure at least one antecedent component of the treatment (response prompting) to facilitate response persistence.

描述（由申请人提供）：功能通信培训（FCT）是解决发育障碍个人所表现出的问题行为的最广泛使用的治疗方法。该策略已被证明在众多已发表的研究中有效。但是，关于选择此类治疗方法中包括的交流策略的选择以及在实施FCT时使用的前提刺激（例如响应提示）的方式进行的研究很少。选择的沟通策略及其提示的方法可能会影响治疗收益的长期维持，尤其是在挑战治疗完整性的情况下（例如，未按设计实施治疗）。与响应持久性有关的研究（即，在受到挑战时持续的响应继续）表明，响应强烈变量（例如增强率）会影响它。这些效应已在基本的[行为动量理论]文献以及有关问题行为的响应持续性方面的应用文献中得到了证明。不太了解的是其他类型的变量（例如响应响应变量和刺激 - 响应变量）如何影响响​​应持久性，尤其是适当行为（例如通信）的响应持久性。在临床上，重要的是我们设计治疗方法不仅会导致问题行为减少，并发展适当的策略以获取增强剂，而且还产生了适当的行为，这是面对治疗挑战的弹性。拟议的研究将提供有关如何选择挑战时将持续时间最长的通信策略的更多信息，以及如何构造治疗的至少一个先前组成部分（响应提示）以促进响应持久性。