Modeling the effects of sensory reinforcers on behavioral persistence with alternative reinforcement

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 252-266

  Sweeney, Mary M ^a   Moore, Keira ^b   Shahan, Timothy A ^a   Ahearn, William H ^c   Dube, William V ^b   Nevin, John A ^d  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c New England Center for Children   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic reinforcement; Children with intellectual disability; Key peck; Persistence; Pigeons; Screen touch; Sensory reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSATION; TOKEN ECONOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908119610     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: 19383711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jeab.103     Document Type: Article

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