Functional Communication Training Without Extinction Using Concurrent Schedules of Differing Magnitudes of Reinforcement in Classrooms

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 162-172

  Davis, Dawn H ^a   Fredrick, Laura D ^a   Alberto, Paul A ^a   Gama, Roberto ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior disorders; classroom based; functional communication training; generalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862022812     PISSN: 10983007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098300711429597     Document Type: Article

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