Effects of methylphenidate on sensitivity to reinforcement in children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: an application of the matching law.
The behavior of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been hypothesized to be the result of decreased sensitivity to consequences compared to typical children. The present study examined sensitivity to reinforcement in 2 boys diagnosed with ADHD using the matchi...
| Published in: | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 573 - 592 |
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Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
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