Positive and negative reinforcement: Should the distinction be preserved?

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-98

  Baron, Alan ^a   Galizio, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification of reinforcers; Negative reinforcement; Positive reinforcement; Stimulus offset; Stimulus onset

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; MALE; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS;

EID: 29844458604     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392107     Document Type: Review

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