Superimposition and withholding of edible consequences as treatment for automatically reinforced stereotypy

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-124

  Sidener, Tina M ^a   Carr, James E ^a   Firth, Amanda M ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental enrichment; Reinforcer displacement; Stereotypy; Super imposition procedure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; STEREOTYPY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 23044492661     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2005.58-04     Document Type: Article

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