Delay and denial tolerance training for automatically maintained behavior
Document Type
Thesis
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree
M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis
Date Completed
2020
First Committee Member
Sassi, Jessica
Second Committee Member
Thompson, Rachel
Third Committee Member
Roscoe, Eileen
Abstract
"Individuals with autism sometimes engage in stereotypy that interferes with work, leisure, or other important tasks. A treatment package consisting of functional communication training, blocking, and response chaining was used to reduce the levels of stereotypy at inappropriate times while increasing academic engagement. Functional communication training was used to teach the individual how to request access to stereotypy. Next, programmed denials were introduced in which access to stereotypy was contingent on a participant tolerance response. Finally, schedule thinning was implemented via a response chaining procedure in which the participant was required to complete increasing amounts of work in order to access stereotypy as a reinforcer. Across all conditions, blocking was used to prevent access to stereotypy unless permission was given. The participant learned how to request access to stereotypy, tolerate denials, and work for extended durations of time with minimal stereotypy, demonstrating that the communication training and schedule thinning approach could successfully be extended successfully to the treatment of automatically maintained behavior."
Recommended Citation
Baker, David, "Delay and denial tolerance training for automatically maintained behavior" (2020). Master’s Theses - College of Arts and Sciences. 12.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/castheses/12
