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Global Measures of Treatment Integrity May Mask Important Errors in Discrete-Trial Training

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Aimee Giles and Keegan Kowcheck for their assistance in developing the materials. This study was supported in part by grant R40 MC 20444 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (Combating Autism Act of 2006), Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.

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  1. Psychology Department, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6040, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA

    James E. Cook, Shrinidhi Subramaniam & Claire C. St. Peter

  2. Center for Excellence in Disabilities, West Virginia University, 959 Hartman Run Road, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA

    Lashanna Y. Brunson, Nicholas A. Larson & Susannah G. Poe

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Cook, J.E., Subramaniam, S., Brunson, L.Y. et al. Global Measures of Treatment Integrity May Mask Important Errors in Discrete-Trial Training. Behav Analysis Practice 8, 37–47 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-014-0039-7

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