Greer Brian D, Fisher Wayne W, Saini Valdeep, Owen Todd M, Jones Jamie K
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER'S MUNROE-MEYER INSTITUTE.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2016 Mar;49(1):105-21. doi: 10.1002/jaba.265. Epub 2015 Oct 20.
Two principal goals of functional communication training (FCT) are (a) to eliminate destructive behavior and (b) to establish a more acceptable, yet functionally equivalent, communication response (FCR). A related and critically important goal is to thin the schedule of reinforcement for the FCR to levels that can be reasonably managed by caregivers. Researchers have described several approaches to thinning FCT reinforcement schedules. We summarize the results of 25 consecutive applications (among 20 cases) in which schedule-thinning procedures employed discriminative stimuli to signal when the FCR would and would not produce reinforcement (i.e., using multiple schedules, response restriction, or chained schedules). Results suggest that schedule-thinning procedures that use discriminative stimuli can maintain the effectiveness of FCT while they minimize the need for punishment or other supplemental procedures.
功能性沟通训练（FCT）的两个主要目标是：（a）消除破坏性行为；（b）建立一种更可接受但功能等效的沟通反应（FCR）。一个相关且至关重要的目标是将FCR的强化时间表缩减至照顾者能够合理管理的水平。研究人员描述了几种缩减FCT强化时间表的方法。我们总结了连续25次应用（涉及20个案例）的结果，其中时间表缩减程序采用辨别性刺激来表明FCR何时会以及何时不会产生强化（即使用多重时间表、反应限制或连锁时间表）。结果表明，使用辨别性刺激的时间表缩减程序可以保持FCT的有效性，同时将惩罚或其他补充程序的需求降至最低。
