The Use of Reinforcer Assessments in Evaluating Psychotropic Medication Effects

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 515-528

  Carlson, Gwendolyn ^a   Pokrzywinski, John ^b   Uran, Kirstin ^a   Valdovinos, Maria ^a  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Woodward Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Motivating operations; Preference assessment; Psychotropic medications; Reinforcer assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865978737     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-012-9282-4     Document Type: Review

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