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Peer reviewedPratt, Michael W.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Demonstrates a training technique for improving the referential performance of young children and for obtaining generalization of this training. Findings on generalization suggest that further investigation should reveal practical applications of the method for the classroom and clinic. (RH)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedHalle, James W.; Holt, Bonnie – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
Four young adults with moderate mental retardation were taught to include "please" as part of requests, and four environmental stimuli present during training were assessed. Results indicated that presence of a single stimulus or pair of stimuli increased the probability of the "please" response, whereas presence of other…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Generalization, Moderate Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedMorgan, Robert L.; Salzberg, Charles L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
Two studies investigating effects of video-assisted training on employment-related social skills of three adults with severe mental retardation found that participants discriminated the target behavior on video, but effects did not generalize to the work setting for two participants until they rehearsed the behavior. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textBlumberg, Francine C.; Offenbach, Stuart I. – 1984
A study was undertaken to investigate the effects of directed response training to focus attention and to assess the impact of pictorial integrated stimuli on incidental learning. A total of 140 second- and fifth-grade children were administered a two-choice discrimination learning task consisting of three parts: original learning, overtraining,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Cues, Elementary Education
