The effects of differential and lag reinforcement schedules on varied verbal responding by individuals with autism

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 391-402

  Lee, Ronald ^a   McComas, Jennifer J ^a,b   Jawor, Jennifer ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral variability; Lag reinforcement schedules; Verbal responding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038518319     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-391     Document Type: Article

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