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Do Social Stories Help to Decrease Disruptive Behaviour in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders? A Review of the Published Literature
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Rhodes, Christine – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
A structured search and identification of themes within the literature regarding the use of Social Stories to decrease disruptive behaviour in children with autistic spectrum disorders is presented. The examination of seven studies showed that the Social Story intervention was successful for the majority of the participants, although the level of…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Story Telling
The Impact of Skinner's "Verbal Behavior" on Organizational Behavior Management
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Fox, Eric J.; VanStelle, Sarah E. – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2010
In the book "Verbal Behavior," Skinner provided a comprehensive, behavioral account of language. While the impact of Skinner's analysis on empirical research has been examined broadly, this review of the literature focused on studies relevant to organizational behavior management (OBM). Both empirical and nonempirical journal articles in OBM were…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Verbal Stimuli, Role, Industrial Psychology
From the Boob Tube to the Black Box: Television News Comprehension from an Information Processing Perspective.
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Woodall, W. Gill; And Others – Journal of Broadcasting, 1983
Reviews research on viewers' understanding and retention of television news broadcasts; discusses the cognitive processes of memory and comprehension; and develops two models, one based on episodical memory and the other on semantic networks. Guidelines are offered for research based on both of these models. More than 40 sources are cited. (EAO)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Memory, Models
The Use of Simultaneous Feedback to Alter Teaching Behaviors of University Instructors.
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Nyquist, Jody L.; Wulff, Donald H. – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1982
Researchers used simultaneous feedback, a means of modifying behavior through verbal cues transmitted via a transistorized ear plug, to improve the teaching skills of university faculty engaged in the act of teaching. Faculty identified areas they wished to improve after viewing videotapes of their teaching. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, College Instruction, Cues, Feedback
Biometric Communication Research for Television.
Malik, M. F. – 1978
Biometric communication research is defined as research dealing with the information impact of a film or television show, photographic picture, painting, exhibition, display, or any literary or functional texts or verbal stimuli on human beings, both as individuals and in groups (mass audiences). Biometric communication research consists of a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Futures (of Society), History
Symbolization and Fallacy.
Hample, Dale – 1980
Research indicates that people have two distinct information processing modalities, one for verbal material and one for nonverbal material. The nonverbal mode is used for visual images and is characterized by creative and relatively undisciplined associations. The verbal mode deals with abstract stimuli and is restrained by logic and the need to…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Thinking