There Is More to Operant Theory and Practice: Comment on Guess and Carr.

Lovaas, O. Ivar; Smith, Tristram

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ERIC Number: EJ439542

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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There Is More to Operant Theory and Practice: Comment on Guess and Carr.

Lovaas, O. Ivar; Smith, Tristram

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v96 n3 p324-27 Nov 1991

This response to a paper by Guess and Carr (EC 602 212) on stereotypy and self-injurious behavior in the disabled focuses on (1) potentially misleading statements that may discourage practitioners from operant approaches to stereotypy and self-injury, and (2) strengths and weaknesses of the model compared to existing operant models. (DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Intervention, Models, Operant Conditioning, Self Mutilation, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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