Current measurement in applied behavior analysis
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Current measurement in applied behavior analysis.
The analysis of behavior began with a form of data, rate of responding, which allowed for efficient study and for the description of the basic principles of behavior. Especially important were the facts that rate of responding was a direct reflection of fundamental properties of behavior, and that rate of responding was measured continuously within an experimental session. As behavior analysts ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Behavior Analyst
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0738-6729,2196-8918
DOI: 10.1007/bf03391849