Using percentile schedules to increase eye contact in children with fragile x syndrome

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-176

  Hall, Scott S ^a   Maynes, Natalee P ^a   Reiss, Allan L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye contact; Fragile x syndrome; Overcorrection; Percentile schedules; Shaping

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EYE MOVEMENT; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EYE MOVEMENTS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70449596597     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-171     Document Type: Article

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