A preliminary analysis of instructional control in the maintenance of appropriate behavior

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 429-434

  Falcomata, Terry S ^a,b   Northup, John A ^a   Dutt, Anuradha ^a   Stricker, Jason M ^a   Vinquist, Kelly M ^a   Engebretson, Brenda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Delay to reinforcement; Instructional control; Maintenance; Rule governed behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 52249093780     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2008.41-429     Document Type: Article

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