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Experimental analysis of a behaviour problem of dribbling of saliva from the mouth of a child was undertaken in this study along Skinnerian lines. The whole process consisted of 6 phases. It has been demonstrated that the behaviour problem could be experimentally suppressed. The results obtained theraby have been sustained over a period of 2 months.
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From the S.P. Medical College, Bikaner.
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Bhattacharya, D.D., Singh, R. Operant manipulation of a behaviour problem. Indian J Pediatr 38, 309–312 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02802566
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02802566