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Whitman, Thomas L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1990
The educational and research implications of defining mental retardation as a self-regulatory disorder are explored. Behavioral, social-learning, and cognitive conceptualizations regarding the structure and development of self-regulation is examined. Self-regulation is described as a complex linguistically guided skill that can be taught through…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Psychology, Definitions, Generalization
Peer reviewedRitchie, Fiona K.; Toner, Ignatius J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1984
Investigates the influence on Scottish preschool children's self-control of labels regarding patience given directly to the children themselves, and of the expectations regarding the children's patience provided to adult testers. Childrens self-control was assessed in a task in which each child's possession of accumulating candy rewards was made…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Delay of Gratification, Experimenter Characteristics, Labeling (of Persons)
