Skinner Boxes for Psychotics: Operant Conditioning at Metropolitan State Hospital

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 267-279

  Rutherford, Alexandra ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior analysis; Free operant; History; Human behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0348017048     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392081     Document Type: Article

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