Toilet Training Profoundly Retarded Adults with an Automatic Device.

Passman, Richard H.

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ERIC Number: ED119419

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1975

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Toilet Training Profoundly Retarded Adults with an Automatic Device.

Passman, Richard H.

Reinforcement control of toileting behaviors was established in three profoundly retarded institutionalized adults through the use of a totally automatic reinforcement dispenser. The device was found to be reliable, reasonably priced and more accurate than manually or semiautomatically delivered reinforcement. (CL)

Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Electromechanical Aids, Exceptional Child Research, Hygiene, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning, Positive Reinforcement, Program Effectiveness, Self Care Skills, Severe Mental Retardation, Toilet Training

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