A comparison of various forms of reinforcement with and without extinction as treatment for escape-maintained problem behavior

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 543-546

  Carter, Stacy L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Escape maintained extinction; Functional analysis; Negative reinforcement; Positive reinforcement; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960073317     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-543     Document Type: Article

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