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Modifying Echolalic Speech in Preschool Children: Training and Generalization.
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Palyo, William J.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1979
An operant-conditioning technique was used to teach three handicapped children (three to five years old) exhibiting echolalia to respond appropriately to a series of questions. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Echolalia, Exceptional Child Research
Reducing Inappropriate Verbalizations of a Retarded Adult.
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Dwinell, Mary A.; Connis, Richard T. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1979
Social feedback was investigated as a treatment strategy for reducing inappropriate verbalizations by a retarded adult in a vocational-training program. Treatment procedures were introduced as a combination of three components: praise for not verbalizing inappropriately, reprimands, and instruction. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research
Auditory Reinforcement in Profoundly Retarded Multiply Handicapped Children
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Remington, R. E.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1977
Four profoundly retarded multiply handicapped children (with a mean age of 12 years) were placed in a situation where auditory stimulation was made contingent on a visually directed lever-pulling response. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Contingency Management
Establishment of Controlled Arm Movements in Profoundly Retarded Students Using Response Contingent Vibratory Stimulation
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Murphy, Robert J.; Doughty, Neil R. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1977
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation