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Quinn, John M.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This study evaluated whether behaviors often taught as part of social skills training for individuals with mental retardation were judged favorably by 61 community judges. Results indicated that the skills of following instructions, accepting criticism, and negotiating were relevant to judgment of social performance and likely to be reinforced by…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Community Attitudes
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Carr, Edward G.; Carlson, Jane I. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1993
A multicomponent intervention to change problem behavior, which prevented community integration of three adolescents with autism, was evaluated. The intervention (implemented in a supermarket setting) included choice making, embedding, functional communication training, building tolerance for delay of reinforcement, and presenting discriminative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification
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Huguenin, Nancy H. – Mental Retardation, 1993
Behavioral techniques (positive reinforcement and nonexclusionary timeout) effectively decreased problem behaviors of noncompliance and aggression of a young adult male with severe mental retardation and Down's syndrome residing in the community. (DB)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies
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Sparrow, W. A.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1993
The influence of skill level, behavioral characteristics, and labeling upon the attitudes of 320 members of 12 private tennis clubs toward the participation of individuals with mental retardation was investigated. Attitudes and intentions toward people with mental retardation were positive regardless of label assigned and perceived skill level.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems
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Chandler, Lynette K.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
Two studies examined effects of combinations of setting events on social interactions of seven preschool children with language delays and social interaction deficits. The optimal combination of events for promoting peer interaction included teacher absence from the activity, a limited number and form of materials, and children paired with a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Context Effect, Instructional Materials, Interaction
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Putnam, Joanne; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Explores the effects of 417 regular education students' acceptance of 41 learning disabled classmates. Participants were upper elementary students enrolled in either cooperative or competitive learning classes. After eight months positive changes in peer ratings among the students occurred more frequently in the cooperative learning classes. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Humanistic Education