Noncontingent reinforcement as treatment for food refusal and associated self-injury

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 549-553

  Wilder, David A ^a   Normand, Matthew ^a   Atwell, Julie ^a  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief functional analysis; Food refusal; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCAPE REACTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33646080377     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2005.132-04     Document Type: Article

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