Discrimination training: A comparison of two procedures for presenting multiple examples within a fading and non-fading paradigm

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-18

  Van Laarhoven, Toni ^a   Johnson, Jesse W ^b   Repp, Alan C ^a   Karsh, Kathryn G ^c   Lenz, Mark ^d  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Educational and Social Services   (United States)

^d N DuPage Spec Educ Cooperative   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Discrimination training; Fading; Multiple examples; Stimulus control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12244274949     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(02)00171-3     Document Type: Article

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