Reduction of stimulus overselectivity with nonverbal differential observing responses

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-33

  Dube, William V ^a   McIlvane, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Differential observing responses; Matching to sample; Mentally retarded; Stimulus overselectivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 0033090135     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1999.32-25     Document Type: Article

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