Functional assessment of challenging behavior: Toward a strategy for applied settings

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-361

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Minshawi, Noha F ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental functional analysis; Functional analysis; QABF

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LIFESPAN; MOTIVATION;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34249310191     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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