Which term denotes a behavior reduction procedure in which the functional reinforcer is delivered for a response that is physically incompatible with the target behavior?

Which term denotes a behavior reduction procedure in which the functional reinforcer is delivered for a response that is physically incompatible with the target behavior?

• A. Dri
• B. Fct
• C. DRO
• D. DRA

Answer: (A)

The main idea is differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI). This approach reinforces a behavior that cannot occur at the same time as the target problem behavior. By selecting a response that physically prevents the unwanted behavior, you make the two behaviors mutually exclusive. When the person performs the incompatible behavior, you deliver the reinforcer, increasing the likelihood of that alternative as the problem behavior diminishes. For example, if someone tends to hitting others, you reinforce keeping hands in a closed fist or holding a soft object. Those actions cannot happen alongside hitting, so reinforcing them reduces the chance of hitting. This is different from reinforcing any other behavior (DRO), which focuses on absence of the target behavior, or reinforcing an alternative behavior that is not necessarily incompatible (DRA). It also differs from functional communication training (FCT), which teaches a communication response to meet the same function as the problem behavior.

The main idea is differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI). This approach reinforces a behavior that cannot occur at the same time as the target problem behavior. By selecting a response that physically prevents the unwanted behavior, you make the two behaviors mutually exclusive. When the person performs the incompatible behavior, you deliver the reinforcer, increasing the likelihood of that alternative as the problem behavior diminishes.

For example, if someone tends to hitting others, you reinforce keeping hands in a closed fist or holding a soft object. Those actions cannot happen alongside hitting, so reinforcing them reduces the chance of hitting. This is different from reinforcing any other behavior (DRO), which focuses on absence of the target behavior, or reinforcing an alternative behavior that is not necessarily incompatible (DRA). It also differs from functional communication training (FCT), which teaches a communication response to meet the same function as the problem behavior.