Multiply controlled verbal operants: An analysis and extension to the picture exchange communication system

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-261

  Bondy, Andy ^a   Tincani, Matt ^b,c   Frost, Lori ^a  

^a Pyramid Educational Consultants   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Box 453014 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative communication; Autism; Picture exchange communication system; Verbal behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244326898     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03393184     Document Type: Article

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