Incorporating “Motivation” Into the Functional Analysis of Challenging Behavior: On the Interactive and Integrative Potential of the Motivating Operation

Behavior Modification

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 466-487

  Langthorne, Paul ^a   Mcgill, Peter ^a   O'reilly, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

biobehavioral analysis; challenging behavior; functional analysis; motivating operations; sensitivity theory; variability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RETT SYNDROME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; EPILEPSY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RETT SYNDROME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 34249877685     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445506298424     Document Type: Article

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