An investigation of the potentially adverse effects of task interspersal

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-300

  Chong, Ivy M ^a   Carr, James E ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; HUMAN; LEARNING; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28444481405     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bin.202     Document Type: Article

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