Measurement of Behavior with a Special Emphasis on Sequential Analysis of Behavior

The International Handbook of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 179-199

  Yoder, Paul J ^a   Short Meyerson, Katherine ^b   Tapp, Jon ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Intellectual disabilities; Potential development; Research methods; Self injurious behavior; Sequential analysis of social interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948973971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713198.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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