Analysis of social variables when an initial functional analysis indicates automatic reinforcement as the maintaining variable for self-injurious behavior

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 679-683

  Kuhn, Stephanie A Contrucci ^a   Triggs, Mandy ^a  

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

Author keywords

Automatic reinforcement; Functional analysis; Protective equipment; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTENTION; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77952533455     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2009.42-679     Document Type: Article

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