On the correspondence between preference assessment outcomes and progressive-ratio schedule assessments of stimulus value

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 729-733

  DeLeon, Iser G ^a   Frank, Michelle A ^b   Gregory, Meagan K ^c   Allman, Melissa J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Progressive ratio schedules; Reinforcer assessment; Stimulus preference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952505685     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-729     Document Type: Article

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