Reinforcing variability in adolescents with autism

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-165

  Miller, Neal ^b   Neuringer, Allen ^a  

^a REED COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autism; Noncontingent reinforcement; Operant variability; Percentile reinforcement; Response stereotypy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER;

EID: 0034200576     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2000.33-151     Document Type: Article

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