The effect of observing response procedures on the reduction of over-selectivity in a match to sample task: Immediate but not long term benefits

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-234

  Broomfield, Laura ^a   McHugh, Louise ^a   Reed, Phil ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Match to samples; Observing response procedures; Over selectivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; SAMPLING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 43849098734     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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