Concurrent reinforcement schedules: Behavior change and maintenance without extinction

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-169

  Hoch, Hannah ^a   McComas, Jennifer J ^b   Thompson, Andrea L ^b   Paone, Debra ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent schedules; Maintenance; Negative reinforcement; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIOPATHY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGGRESSION; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036615531     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-155     Document Type: Article

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