Functional analysis of erratic body movement maintained by visual stimulation: Incorporating conjugate reinforcement into a paired-stimulus preference assessment

Behavior Modification

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 118-132

  Rapp, John T ^a   Dozier, Claudia L ^a   Carr, James E ^b   Patel, Meeta R ^c,e,f   Enloe, Kimberly A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Marcus Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Marcus/Kennedy Krieger Institutes   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic reinforcement; Conjugate reinforcement; Noncontingent reinforcement; Stimulus preference assessment; Visual stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BODY MOVEMENT; CASE REPORT; COMPULSION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT; TAPE RECORDER; TELEVISION; VISUAL STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342285208     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503259260     Document Type: Article

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