Effects of Language of Implementation on Functional Analysis Outcomes

Journal of Behavioral Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 224-232

  Rispoli, Mandy ^a   O'Reilly, Mark ^b   Lang, Russell ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   Mulloy, Austin ^b   Aguilar, Jeannie ^b   Singer, George ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenging behavior; Diversity; Functional analysis; Language

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455167178     PISSN: 10530819     EISSN: 15733513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10864-011-9128-7     Document Type: Article

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