Classroom application of a trial-based functional analysis

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-31

  Bloom, Sarah E ^a   Iwata, Brian A ^b   Ritz, Jennifer N ^c   Roscoe, Eileen M ^d   Carreau, Abbey B ^d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE   (United States)

^d NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

classroom; functional analysis; trial based assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 80052075764     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-19     Document Type: Article

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