Effects of token reinforcement and response cost on the accuracy of spelling performance with middle-school special education students with behavior disorders

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Truchlicka, Maria ^a   McLaughlin, T F ^a   Swain, James C ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; READING; REINFORCEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031909705     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-078X(199802)13:1<1::AID-BIN1>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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