Description of a practitioner model for identifying preferred stimuli with individuals with autism spectrum disorders

Behavior Modification

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-369

  Karsten, Amanda M ^a   Carr, James E ^b   Lepper, Tracy L ^c  

^a WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; clinical decision making; reinforcer identification; stimulus preference assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REINFORCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79957861394     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445511405184     Document Type: Article

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