Skill acquisition in the implementation of functional analysis methodology.
Functional analysis methodology is a powerful assessment tool for identifying contingencies that maintain a wide range of behavior disorders and for developing effective treatment programs. Nevertheless, concerns have been raised about the feasibility of conducting functional analyses in typical ser...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 181 - 195 |
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Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Summer2000
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