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Area of Science:

Behavioral science
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Background:

Vocal stereotypy is a common behavior in various populations.
Response interruption and redirection (RIRD) is an intervention used to decrease problem behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically replicate and extend previous research on RIRD.
To assess RIRD's effectiveness with instructed responses of a different topography than the target behavior.
To evaluate generalization of behavior reduction and social validity.

Main Methods:

RIRD intervention was applied to reduce vocal stereotypy.
The study assessed percentage of session spent in treatment.
Generalization to novel settings/instructors and social validity were evaluated.

Main Results:

RIRD produced substantial decreases in vocal stereotypy.
Behavior reduction did not generalize to novel settings or with novel instructors.
Appropriate vocalizations did not improve with RIRD.

Conclusions:

RIRD is effective in reducing vocal stereotypy.
Generalization and improvement of appropriate vocalizations remain areas for further research.
Social validity of RIRD warrants further investigation.