Response restriction produces discriminated responding consisting of high rates of communicative responses when reinforcement is available and low/no communicative responding when reinforcement is unavailable while maintaining low rates of destructive behavior in four young children

Abstract

This review provides a summary and appraisal commentary on the treatment review by Fisher, W.W., Greer, B.D., Querim, A.C., & DeRosa, N. (2014). Decreasing excessive functional communication responses while treating destructive behavior using response restriction. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35, 2614–2623.

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