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Plavnick, Joshua B.; Hume, Kara A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Observational learning is the process used to explain the acquisition of novel behaviors or performance of previously acquired behaviors under novel conditions after observing the behavior of another person and the consequences that follow the behavior. Many learners with autism do not attend to environmental stimuli at a level sufficient to learn…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Observational Learning, Modeling (Psychology)
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MacDonald, Rebecca P. F.; Dickson, Chata A.; Martineau, Meaghan; Ahearn, William H. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2015
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between tasks that require delayed discriminations such as delayed imitation and delayed matching to sample on acquisition of skills using video modeling. Twenty-nine participants with an ASD diagnosis were assessed on a battery of tasks including both immediate and delayed imitation and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Task Analysis, Video Technology
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Taylor, Bridget A.; DeQuinzio, Jaime A. – Behavior Modification, 2012
A skill essential for successful inclusion in general education settings is the ability to learn by observing others. Research, however, has documented children with autism display significant deficits in the fundamental skills necessary for observational learning. This article outlines the skills essential for observational learning from an…
Descriptors: Autism, Observational Learning, Basic Skills, Inclusion
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Hopper, Lydia M.; Flynn, Emma G.; Wood, Lara A. N.; Whiten, Andrew – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2010
In the first of two experiments, we demonstrate the spread of a novel form of tool use across 20 "cultural generations" of child-to-child transmission. An experimentally seeded technique spread with 100% fidelity along twice as many "generations" as has been investigated in recent exploratory "diffusion" experiments of this type. This contrasted…
Descriptors: Socialization, Population Distribution, Imitation, Observational Learning
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Mastrangelo, Sonia – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2009
Play is a complex phenomenon that occurs naturally for most children; they move through the various stages of play development and are able to add complexity, imagination, and creativity to their thought processes and actions. However, for many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), the various stages of play never truly develop, or occur…
Descriptors: Play, Self Destructive Behavior, Autism, Imitation
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Brody, Gene H.; Stoneman, Zolinda – Child Development, 1981
Results suggest that the age composition of peer groups influences the performance of peer-modeled information, thus providing an indication that imitation of peers is a selective process influenced by the relative age of the model to the observer. Data also suggest that observational learning is a complex process involving considerable…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Elementary Education, Imitation
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Hartup, Willard W.; Lougee, Michael D. – School Psychology Digest, 1975
Peer interactions are important in the socialization of aggression, sex-role learning, and the internalization of moral values, and contribute to the development of cognitive and language skills. Evidence is presented to support the contention that peer modeling is among the most powerful social influences to which children are exposed.…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Imitation, Literature Reviews
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Ekman, Paul; And Others – Child Development, 1980
Examined the development of the ability of 5-, 9-, and 13-year-old children to produce elemental and complex facial movements intentionally. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Children, Difficulty Level
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Mercer, Cecil D. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1978
Fifteen mentally retarded (mean age 13 years), 15 learning disabled (mean age 9 years), and 15 normal (mean age 8 years) boys were equated on mental age, administered the Hagen Central-Incidental Task, and presented a modeling tape for imitation. (CL)
Descriptors: Attention, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Imitation
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Pirot, Michael; Acker, Loren E. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1978
Some determinants of affectionate behavior in young children were explored. Experiment 1 demonstrated that children who imitated a male model who was nurturant were nurturant. Experiment 2 demonstrated that mere participation without imitation of nurturance and imitation of neutral physical contact was not effective in inducing affectionate…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Children, Emotional Development, Imitation
Owens, David J.; Straus, Murray A. – 1973
This paper tests the idea that the experience of violence in childhood constitutes a factor leading to the approval of adult violence for achieving socially desirable goals. Using the data from a national survey conducted in 1968, the study constructs indexes on Interpersonal Violence Approval, National Violence Approval, and Political Violence…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Early Experience, Imitation
Roberts, Michael C. – 1977
Only recently have imitation researchers turned their attention to the effects on the model of being imitated by observers. This report outlines and reviews the findings of research in the developing paradigms. Four paradigms into the effects of being imitated are examined briefly: (1) operant strengthening paradigm; (2) classical conditioning…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Children, Empathy
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Nelson, Keith E.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1996
This study compared relative effectiveness of imitative treatment and conversational recast treatment in 7 children (ages 55-79 months) with language impairment and 7 controls. Target acquisition was faster under conversational recast treatment for both groups. Language-impaired children learned grammatical structures as efficiently as…
Descriptors: Children, Connected Discourse, Developmental Stages, Grammar
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Pena, Sally; And Others – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Analyzed the differences between heroes, other characters, and themes from the Roy Rogers television show of the 1950s, and the Brave Starr show of the 1980s. Found the modern hero more prosocial, cooperative, fearful, and self-critical. The modern villain was more hostile, negative, and successful against the hero. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anxiety, Children, Childrens Television
Martinello, Marian L.; And Others – 1996
This pilot study explored the characteristics of children's co-inquiry with a mentor and the changes occurring in their questioning with prolonged engagement in mediated inquiry. Six graduate students, who were practicing teachers, acted as mentors to individual students for inquiry into child-selected topics for 10 weeks. Children ranged in age…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Children, Experiments, Graphic Organizers
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