Using a choice assessment to predict reinforcer effectiveness

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Piazza, Cathleen C ^a,b   Fisher, Wayne W ^a   Hagopian, Louis P ^a   Bowman, Lynn G ^a   Toole, Lisa ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Concurrent operants; Developmental disabilities; Predictive validity; Reinforcer preference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSON; DOWN SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSONS; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOKEN ECONOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030093467     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1996.29-1     Document Type: Article

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