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Peer reviewedBannerman, Diane J.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
Prompting, modeling, and differential reinforcement were used to teach three nonverbal adults with severe to profound mental retardation to exit their group homes at the sound of the house fire alarm. All three learned to exit independently in less than two minutes in all or the majority of surprise fire drills. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alarm Systems, Daily Living Skills, Fire Protection
