Contextual influences on resistance to disruption in children with intellectual disabilities

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-327

  Lionello Denolf, Karen M ^a   Dube, William V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral momentum; Children; Intellectual disability; Resistance to disruption; Touchscreen

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858329356     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2011.96-317     Document Type: Article

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