Evaluating the Effects of Matched and Unmatched Stimuli on Nail Biting in Typically Developing Children

Behavior Modification

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 428-447

  Zawoyski, Andrea M ^a   Bosch, Amanda ^b   Vollmer, Timothy R ^c   Walker, Stephen F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d AURORA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental enrichment; matched stimulation; nail biting; typically developing; unmatched stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; PROCEDURES; THERAPY; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NAIL BITING; TOUCH;

EID: 84907286648     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: 15524167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145445514541615     Document Type: Article

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