Because it is a method that involves not responding to an undesirable behavior, it should complemented by differential reinforcement for an alternative behavior, as seen in functional communication training, a procedure to teach a more appropriate attention-seeking behavior.
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Differential reinforcement " refers to the balance of anticipated or actual rewards and punishments that follow behavior . " An individual refraining from committing a crime depends on a balance of past, present, and anticipated future rewards or punishments for their actions.
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Lastly, differential reinforcement of alternative behavior rewards behavior that is not necessarily incompatible with the target behavior but serves the same function as the target behavior ( e . g ., providing people with a competing behavior to occupy their time instead of skin picking ).
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In contrast to DRO, Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible Behavior ( DRI ) rewards an individual for engaging in an alternative behavior that cannot physically occur at the same time as the problem behavior ( e . g . sitting on your hands instead of picking at your skin ).
