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Peer reviewedGoldstein, Howard; Mousetis, Lori – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1989
The effects of expressive modeling experiences on the observational learning of generative language by children with severe mental retardation was investigated. All six children (aged six-nine) demonstrated observational learning of responses modeled by their peers. Organizing the modeling experiences according to matrix-training principles…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Generalization, Language Acquisition, Matrices
Peer reviewedFoxx, R. M.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1988
Three mentally handicapped students (aged 13, 36, and 40) with maladaptive speech received training to answer questions with verbal labels. The results of their cues-pause-point training showed that the students replaced their maladaptive speech with correct labels (answers) to questions in the training setting and three generalization settings.…
Descriptors: Adults, Cues, Echolalia, Generalization
Peer reviewedHughes, Carolyn; Rusch, Frank R. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1989
Two individuals with severe mental retardation, participants in a supported employment program, were taught to use self-instruction in combination with multiple exemplar training to solve work-related problems. Use of the combined strategy resulted in generalization of self-instruction statements and correct responses to untrained problem…
Descriptors: Adults, Generalization, Job Skills, Learning Strategies
