Comparison of conditioning impairments in children with Down syndrome, autistic spectrum disorders and mental age-matched controls

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 988-997

  Reed, P ^a   Staytom, L ^a   Stott, S ^a   Truzoli, R ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Conditioning; Down syndrome; Instrumental learning; Observational learning; Reversal learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPREHENSION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOWN SYNDROME; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REVERSAL LEARNING; TOKEN ECONOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053177776     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01454.x     Document Type: Article

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