Behavioral Momentum During a Continuous Reading Task: An Exploratory Study

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 163-181

  Vostal, Brooks R ^a,c   Lee, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral momentum; Emotional and behavioral disorders; High p sequences; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051950904     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-011-9129-6     Document Type: Article

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