An Evaluation of Choice Responding during Assessment and Treatment of Problem Behavior

European Journal of Behavior Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-164

  Harding, Jay W ^a   Wacker, David P ^a   Berg, Wendy K ^a   Barretto, Anjali ^a   Lee, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

choice making; functional communication training; preschool children; problem behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449089745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2377729X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15021149.2005.11434257     Document Type: Article

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