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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Chaining Differential Reinforcement of Compliance and Functional Communication Training to Treat Challenging Behavior Maintained by Negative Reinforcement.

Emily L Ferris, Alexandra R Howard, Eleni Baker, Andrew R Craig, Henry S Roane, William E Sullivan

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Emily L FerrisGolisano Center for Special Needs, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-8358-3493
Alexandra R HowardGolisano Center for Special Needs, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Eleni BakerGolisano Center for Special Needs, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Andrew R CraigGolisano Center for Special Needs, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2512-3205
Henry S RoaneGolisano Center for Special Needs, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7201-8419
William E SullivanGolisano Center for Special Needs, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7790-3329

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Differential reinforcement of compliance (DRC) and functional communication training (FCT) are two effective treatments for escape-maintained behavior. They each, however, have unique limitations. This study aimed to replicate and extend past work by isolating the effects of each treatment and assessing for treatment preference. FCT produced larger reductions in challenging behavior and lower levels of compliance relative to DRC, which produced elevated levels of both compliance and challenging behavior. Additionally, all participants preferred FCT to DRC. Overall, challenging behavior was low and compliance was high when both treatments were embedded within a chained schedule, and these reductions were maintained throughout fading.

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chained schedulechallenging behaviordemand fadingdifferential reinforcement of compliancefunctional communication trainingpreferencetreatment chaining

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PMID40723674
PMCPMC12292196

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