The effects of choice on self-control

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-252

  Dixon, Mark R ^a   Tibbetts, Pamela A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Choice; Delayed reinforcement; Impulsivity; Self control

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN INJURY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN INJURIES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 75549088907     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-243     Document Type: Article

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