Effects of increased response effort and reinforcer delay on choice and aberrant behavior

Behavior Modification

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 642-652

  Gwinn, Michelle M ^a,c   Derby, K Mark ^a   Fisher, Wayne ^b   Kurtz, Patricia ^b,d   Fahs, Angela ^b   Augustine, Mary ^b   McLaughlin, T F ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c Spokane School District   (United States)

^d KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Matching law; Reinforcer assessment

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; FORCED CHOICE PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 20444373029     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445503259489     Document Type: Article

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