The effects of conducting behavioral observations on the behavior of the observer

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 457-468

  Alvero, Alicia M ^a   Austin, John ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral safety; Conducting observations; Observer performance; Office safety behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144257430     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2004.37-457     Document Type: Article

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