Identifying possible contingencies during descriptive analyses of severe behavior disorders

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-287

  Vollmer, Timothy R ^a   Borrero, John C ^a   Wright, Carrie S ^a   Camp, Carole Van ^b   Lalli, Joseph S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Holy Family College   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingency; Descriptive analysis; Developmental disabilities; Severe behavior disorders

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REINFORCEMENT;

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035465442     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-269     Document Type: Article

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