Using peers to increase behaviors of isolated children in school settings: An analysis of generalization effects

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-117

  Vincent, James ^a   Houlihan, Daniel ^b   Zwart, Kayleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0029745739     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-078x(199604)11:2<101::aid-brt154>3.0.co;2-m     Document Type: Review

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