Noncontingent reinforcement is an empirically supported treatment for problem behavior exhibited by individuals with developmental disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-57

  Carr, James E ^a   Severtson, Jamie M ^a   Lepper, Tracy L ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Empirically supported treatments; Fixed time schedules; Functional assessment; Noncontingent reinforcement; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONCONTINGENT REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW;

AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 56649117563     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2008.03.002     Document Type: Review

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