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Peer reviewedMacCubrey, Jean – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Downs Syndrome, Drafting, Exceptional Child Research
Le Rouzo, Marie-Louise – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1975
Discusses first and second language acquisition in terms of behavior modification and structural exercises in terms of operant conditioning. The validity of the comparison is also discussed. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Child Language
Download full textBRETHOWER, DALE M.
THE STUDY INVESTIGATED SOME OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A CHILD'S VERBAL BEHAVIOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS NECESSARY IN ACQUIRING LANGUAGE. TWO TRAINABLE RETARDATES (FROM A GROUP OF SIX, AGED 3-6 TO 5) WITH A FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY OF NO MORE THAN TWO OR THREE WORDS WERE SEEN INDIVIDUALLY IN 20- TO 30-MINUTE SESSIONS TWICE A WEEK DURING A 4-MONTH…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Language
