A group contingency program to improve the behavior of elementary school students in a cafeteria

Behavior Modification

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-132

  Fabiano, Gregory A ^a   Pelham Jr , William E ^a   Karmazin, Karen ^b   Kreher, Joanne ^c   Panahon, Carlos J ^d   Carlson, Carl ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Grand Island Central School District   (United States)

^c Amherst Central School District   (United States)

^d Gwynedd Mercy University   (United States)

^e Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Disruptive behavior; Group contingency; School intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 37249049961     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445507308577     Document Type: Article

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