Noncontingent reinforcement as treatment for severe problem behavior: Some procedural variations

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-137

  Lalli, Joseph S ^a   Casey, Sean D ^b   Kates, Kelly ^b  

^a Children's Seashore House   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aggression; Extinction; Noncontingent reinforcement; Self injurious behavior; Tangible reinforcement

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031091116     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-127     Document Type: Article

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