Effects of noncontingent reinforcement and functional communication training on problem behavior and mands

Education and Treatment of Children

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-50

  Doughty, Shannon S ^a,b,c   Anderson, Cynthia M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Parsons State Hospital and Training Center   (United States)

^c 2601 Gabriel ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Extinction; Functional communication training; Noncontingent reinforcement; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749507964     PISSN: 07488491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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