A descriptive analysis of potential reinforcement contingencies in the preschool classroom

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 431-444

  McKerchar, Paige M ^a   Thompson, Rachel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Descriptive analysis; Preschool; Problem behavior; Reinforcement contingencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144254610     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2004.37-431     Document Type: Review

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