An analysis of vocal stereotypy and therapist fading

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-297

  Athens, Elizabeth S ^a   Vollmer, Timothy R ^a,c   Sloman, Kimberly N ^a   Pipkin, Claire St Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Down syndrome; Response cost; Treatment fading; Vocal stereotypy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; TOKEN ECONOMY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 46049089800     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2008.41-291     Document Type: Article

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