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  1. Koegel Autism Center, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    Rebecca Doggett

  2. Koegel Autism Center, Eli and Edythe L. Broad Center for Asperger Research, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

    Dr. Lynn Koegel (Clinical Director)

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  1. Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology Yale University School of Medicine, Chief, Child Psychiatry Children's Hospital at Yale-New Haven Child Study Center, New Haven, CT, USA

    Fred R. Volkmar (Director, Child Study Center) (Director, Child Study Center)

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Doggett, R., Koegel, L. (2013). Positive Reinforcement. In: Volkmar, F.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_130

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