An analysis of stereotypy during prevocational instruction of an adolescent with severe mental retardation

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-26

  Saunders, Muriel D ^a   Saunders, Richard R ^a  

^a Parsons Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PROVOCATION; REINFORCEMENT; STEREOTYPY; TRAINING;

EID: 0031021815     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-078x(199701)12:1<1::aid-bin164>3.3.co;2-d     Document Type: Article

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