The effects of reinforcer choice on rates of challenging behavior and free operant responding in individuals with severe disabilities

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 249-268

  Graff, Richard B ^a   Libby, Myrna E ^b   Green, Gina ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032434024     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-078X(199811)13:4<249::AID-BIN19>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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