Fixed-time teacher attention to decrease off-task behaviors of typically developing third graders

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 279-283

  Austin, Jennifer L ^a,b   Soeda, Jennifer M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed time reinforcement schedules; General education; Noncontingent reinforcement; Typically developing children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 46049095669     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2008.41-279     Document Type: Article

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