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Oddity Performance in Preschool Children at Risk for Mental Retardation: Transfer and Maintenance.
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Soraci, Sal A., Jr.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1987
Five preschool children at risk for mental retardation were taught to choose an odd stimulus which varied in one important dimension (e.g., form, color, or size) from other stimuli in a set. Oddity responding was shown to transfer across stimulus types, and learning was maintained for a minimum of six weeks. (Author/JW)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Generalization, High Risk Persons, Mental Retardation
A Comparison of Static and Dynamic Presentation Procedures on Discrimination Learning of Individuals with Severe or Moderate Mental Retardation.
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Karsh, Kathryn G.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Sixteen individuals (ages 7-18) with moderate or severe mental retardation were taught to identify 2 comparative discriminations by a static or dynamic presentation procedure. No differences in percentage of unprompted correct responses were found between the two procedures in training, generalization, or maintenance. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness
Investigating the Generality of the Delayed-Prompt Effect.
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Oppenheimer, Moshe; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
Two experiments to replicate P. E. Touchette's findings on the delayed prompt effect, with 34 subjects having mental retardation, found more variable results, with all five of the possible outcomes occurring with some subjects. The paper concludes that successful use of the delayed prompt technique depends on such factors as difficulty of target…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adults, Behavior Modification