Assessing the social acceptability of the functional analysis of problem behavior

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 403-407

  Langthorne, Paul ^a   McGill, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

functional analysis; social acceptability; social validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 80054840188     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-403     Document Type: Article

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