Episode 125 - Resurgence

Are you ready to talk about resurgence? Well, I certainly wasn’t, but we still recorded an episode all about it. And, y’know what, we had a great time doing so! Rob even demanded we add a bonus article on the topic, so moved by learning about this oft misunderstood component of behavior change. We hope that you are similarly moved…at the very least you’ll remember the difference between resurgence and extinction and stop embarrassing yourself at BCBA cocktail parties.

Articles discussed this episode:

Lambert, J.M., Bloom, S.E., Samaha, A.L., Dayton, E., & Rodewald, A.M. (2015). Serial alternative response training as intervention for target response resurgence. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 48, 765-780. doi: 10.1002/jaba.253

Bloom, S.E. & Lambert, J.M. (2015). Implications for practice: Resurgence and differential reinforcement of alternative responding. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 48, 781-784. doi: 10.1002/jaba.266

Volkert, V.M., Lerman, D.C., Call, N.A., & Trosclair-Lasserre, N. (2009). An evaluation of resurgence during treatment with functional communication training. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 42, 145-160. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-145

BONUS ARTICLE (that Rob reaaaaaaly loved): Greer, B.D. & Shahan, T.A. (2019). Resurgence as choice: Implications for promoting durable behavior change. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52, 816-846. doi: 10.1002/jaba.573

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