Increasing the variety of foods consumed by a picky eater: Generalization of effects across caregivers and settings

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-105

  Valdimarsdóttir, Hildur ^a   Halldórsdóttir, Lilja Y R ^a   Sigurôardóttir, Zuilma Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Autism; Differential reinforcement of alternative behavior; Extinction; Food variety; Nonremoval of the fork

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 79952117816     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-101     Document Type: Article

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