A unit price evaluation of severe problem behavior

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 463-474

  Borrero, John C ^a,b   Francisco, Monica T ^a   Haberlin, Alayna T ^a   Ross, Noël A ^a   Sran, Sandeep K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Descriptive analysis; Functional analysis; Severe problem behavior; Unit price

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REINFORCEMENT;

ADULT; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 38449094922     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.40-463     Document Type: Article

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