A preliminary evaluation of the emergence of novel mand forms

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-156

  Hernandez, Emma ^a   Hanley, Gregory P ^a   Ingvarsson, Einar T ^a   Tiger, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential reinforcement; Generalization; Language training; Mands; Preschool children; Tacts; Verbal behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTIVATION; REFERENCE VALUES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 34347272264     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.96-05     Document Type: Article

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