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Case Reports
. 1985 Winter;18(4):343-51.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1985.18-343.

A scatter plot for identifying stimulus control of problem behavior

P E Touchette, R F MacDonald, S N Langer
Case Reports

A scatter plot for identifying stimulus control of problem behavior

P E Touchette et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1985 Winter.

Abstract

Line graphs that average response frequency over long periods obscure the major rate changes that indicate sources of behavioral control. A scatter plot can make patterns of responding identifiable and, in turn, suggest environmental features that occasion undesirable behavior. Use of scatter diagrams is illustrated in three cases.

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