Impaired behavior regulation under conditions of concurrent variable schedules of reinforcement in children with ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 358-368

  Taylor, David ^a   Lincoln, Alan J ^a   Foster, Sharon L ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Behavior regulation; Change over delay; Concurrent variable reinforcement; Executive functions; Matching law

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 72149125604     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708329974     Document Type: Article

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