Motivational influences on performance maintained by food reinforcement

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 317-333

  North, Stephen T ^a   Iwata, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abolishing operations; Choice; Establishing operations; Intermittent reinforcement; Meal effects; Motivating operations; Satiation; Stimulus variation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33644821469     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2005.93-04     Document Type: Article

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