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Billingsley, Felix F.; Neel, Richard S. – Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 1985
The impact of undesirable competing behaviors on maintenance and generalization of desirable behaviors by two 8 year-olds with severe developmental disabilities was examined. Desired behaviors were often replaced by less desirable behaviors which served the same function within maintenance and/or generalization situations. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education
DeHaven, Everett D.; And Others – Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 1982
A combination of instructions, modeling, praise, and feedback was applied for improving work performances with three mildly retarded adults in a business setting. Generalization occured across stimulus conditions and untrained responses, demonstrating that the retarded can be vocationally trained in a normal work setting without elaborate token…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Generalization, Job Skills
