On the status of knowledge for using punishment: Implications for treating behavior disorders

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 431-464

  Lerman, Dorothea C ^a   Vorndran, Christina M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behavior disorders; Functional analysis; Punishment; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PUNISHMENT; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PUNISHMENT; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0038179498     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-431     Document Type: Article

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