Peer tutoring to prevent firearm play: Acquisition, generalization, and long-term maintenance of safety skills

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-123

  Jostad, Candice M ^a   Miltenberger, Raymond G ^a,b   Kelso, Pamela ^a   Knudson, Peter ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral skills training; Firearm injury; In situ training; Peer tutoring; Safety skills

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DAY CARE; FEMALE; FIREARM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMITATION; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; REINFORCEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PEER GROUP; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 42349106749     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2008.41-117     Document Type: Article

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