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ArticleBehavior analysis in practice2023

Evaluating Preference for Functional and Nonfunctional Stimuli in the Treatment of Destructive Behavior.

Casey Irwin Helvey, Carole M Van Camp, Caroline E Mueller, Emma M Auten

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Article in Behavior analysis in practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. On the Evidence for Interactive Effects During and Following Synthesized Contingency Assessments.Behavioral interventions : theory & practice in residential & community-based clinical programs · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Casey Irwin HelveyUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7939-162X
Carole M Van CampUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC USA.
Caroline E MuellerUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC USA.
Emma M AutenUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of including nonfunctional stimuli that may appear in the natural environment during treatment remain unclear. The current study evaluated preference for differential reinforcement of communication (DRC) treatments with functional reinforcers only and a combination of functional and nonfunctional stimuli. Both treatment conditions resulted in a decrease in destructive behavior and an increase in the communication response for all participants. Two participants preferred the combined DRC condition, whereas one participant showed equal preference for the combined condition and one of the functional conditions.

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Concurrent-chains assessmentDifferential reinforcement of communicationFunction-based treatmentNonfunctional stimuliSocial validity

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PMID37680328
PMCPMC10480116

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