An evaluation of response cost in the treatment of inappropriate vocalizations maintained by automatic reinforcement

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-87

  Falcomata, Terry S ^a   Roane, Henry S ^a,c   Hovanetz, Alyson N ^a   Kettering, Tracy L ^a   Keeney, Kris M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Gwinnett County Public Schools   (United States)

^c Marcus Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Automatic reinforcement; Inappropriate vocalizations; Noncontingent reinforcement; Response cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442494169     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2004.37-83     Document Type: Article

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