Generalized imitation of facial models by children with autism

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 755-759

  DeQuinzio, Jaime Ann ^a   Townsend, Dawn Buffington ^b   Sturmey, Peter ^a   Poulson, Claire L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Institute for Educational Achievement

Author keywords

Affect; Autism; Generalized imitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 38849100294     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.755-759     Document Type: Article

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