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Direct linkSpira, Adam P.; Edelstein, Barry A. – Psychological Record, 2007
Behavioral interventions based on operant principles are commonly attempted to manage agitation in older adults with dementia. The extent to which operant conditioning can occur in persons with particular dementias, however, is unclear. The present study involved use of a button-pressing task to evaluate the sensitivity of the responding of older…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Diseases, Operant Conditioning, Older Adults
