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Lovaas, O. Ivar; Smith, Tristram – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
This response to a paper by Guess and Carr (EC 602 212) on stereotypy and self-injurious behavior in the disabled focuses on (1) potentially misleading statements that may discourage practitioners from operant approaches to stereotypy and self-injury, and (2) strengths and weaknesses of the model compared to existing operant models. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Intervention
Peer reviewedVietze, Peter M.; Coates, Deborah – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1986
Seven techniques for measuring information processing in infants are proposed to aid in the early identification of mental retardation. The techniques are based on conditioning, attentional, and manual exploration paradigms and could be combined into an assessment battery more valid than current infant IQ tests in predicting later disability.…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Conditioning
