A preliminary analysis of adaptive responding under open and closed economies

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-348

  Roane, Henry S ^a,b   Call, Nathan A ^a   Falcomata, Terry S ^a  

^a Marcus Institute   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Positive reinforcement; Reinforcer assessment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; RECREATION; REINFORCEMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TOKEN ECONOMY; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 33644832801     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2005.85-04     Document Type: Article

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