Evaluation and training of yes-no responding across verbal operants

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-223

  Alice Shillingsburg, M ^a   Kelley, Michael E ^b   Roane, Henry S ^c   Kisamore, April ^d   Brown, Melissa R ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Marcus Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional independence; Intraverbal; Language acquisition; Verbal operants; Yes no responding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT; SPEECH ANALYSIS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; GENERALIZATION, STIMULUS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 75549091697     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-209     Document Type: Article

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