Resistance to disruption in a classroom setting

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 363-367

  Parry Cruwys, Diana E ^a   Neal, Carrie M ^a   Ahearn, William H ^a   Wheeler, Emily E ^b   Premchander, Raseeka ^b   Loeb, Melissa B ^b   Dube, William V ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral momentum; behavioral persistence; developmental disabilities; multiple schedules; relative reinforcement density

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80054839958     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-363     Document Type: Article

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