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Peer reviewedBall, Thomas S. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1970
The author relates contemporary work on imitation and training to the historic contributions of Itard and Sequin. (RD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, History, Imitation
Peer reviewedSchinke, Steven P.; Wong, Stephen E. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1977
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Institutes (Training Programs), Mental Retardation
Van Wagenen, R. Keith; and others – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
Research supported in part by OE Project 5-0415.
Descriptors: Conditioning, Discrimination Learning, Handicapped Children, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedPerryman, Roy E.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1981
To study improvement of visual monitoring of retardates, specialized training methods backed up by incentives were used. The extent to which these training techniques might be expected to produce results which would generalize was explored. Subjects were eight female mental retardates (ages 15-22) with IQs from 38 to 69. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Control, Females, Generalization
Peer reviewedYarnall, Gary D. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1980
A 21-year-old woman who was totally blind, severely hearing impaired, functionally retarded, behaviorally resistive, self-stimulative, self-abusive, and who lacked basic communication skills, was taught to sit quietly and wait on command. (Author/PHR)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Deaf Blind, Females
Download full textGardner, James M. – 1969
The Training Proficiency Scale, designed to evaluate the competence of a trainer utilizing operant conditioning techniques with the mentally handicapped, is described in terms of its need, development, reliability and validity qualities, and four areas of assessment (shaping behavior, rewarding, communicating, and rapport). The scale is presented…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedPeterson, Rolf A.; McIntosh, Eranell I. – Mental Retardation, 1973
A pedaling training program was devised for eight children (3-to 8-years-old) of varying degrees of retardation. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedEdelson, Richard I.; Sprague, Robert L. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1974
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
Rotatori, Anthony F.; And Others – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1979
Self-induced vomiting in a severely retarded visually impaired adult was reduced by consistent application of restitutional overcorrective strategy. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedBaer, Ruth A. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This review focuses on correspondence training procedures, in which a subject makes statements about intended positive behavior and the statements are reinforced. The paper examines early research, generalization, maintenance, application to mentally retarded individuals, and the concept of self-control. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Change Strategies, Generalization, Maintenance
Gold, Marc W. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Thirty-six mildly and moderately retarded sheltered workshop adolescent and adult clients learned to assemble a 12-piece unit for which the parts were color coded. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Job Skills, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedRay, Joel S. – Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Education
Horner, Robert H. – 1977
Upright walking posture was successfully trained, maintained, and transferred to a new setting in a 28-year-old profoundly retarded adult. An apparatus in the S's cap and vest provided reinforcement (radio) when the S's head was up. The first four phases of the study demonstrated stimulus control in the training setting, while the next nine phases…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Human Posture, Mental Retardation
And Others; Katz, Shlomo – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1977
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Job Simplification
Peer reviewedAzrin, N. H.; Armstrong, P. M. – Mental Retardation, 1973
Reported was an experimental training program to teach eating skills to 11 profoundly retarded (average IQ 15) institutionalized adults by means of reinforcement principles applied to three 15 minute mini-meals daily. (DB)
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Eating Habits, Exceptional Child Research
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