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Peer reviewedFisher, Wayne W.; Thompson, Rachel H.; Kuhn, David E. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
Two children with mental retardation were trained to emit different communication responses to request the reinforcer for destructive behavior and an alternative reinforcer. Differential reinforcement of communication reduced destructive behavior regardless of whether a functional reinforcer or an alternative reinforcer was available or whether…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Children, Communication Skills
