Component analyses using single-subject experimental designs: A review

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 685-704

  Ward Horner, John ^a   Sturmey, Peter ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior analysis; behavior modification; component analysis; experimental design

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 80052606916     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-685     Document Type: Article

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