A comparison of outcomes from descriptive and functional analyses of problem behavior

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-338

  Thompson, Rachel H ^a,c   Iwata, Brian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Department or Applied Behavioral Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Assessment; Descriptive analysis; Functional analysis; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34547668847     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.56-06     Document Type: Article

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