Persistence of stereotypic behavior: Examining the effects of external reinforcers

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 439-448

  Ahearn, William H ^a   Clark, Kathy M ^a   Gardenier, Nicole C ^a   Chung, Bo In ^b   Dube, William V ^c  

^a NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Automatic reinforcement; Behavioral momentum; Resistance to change; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; STEREOTYPY;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 2342469407     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2003.36-439     Document Type: Article

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