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Peer reviewedMatson, Johnny L.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1982
One mildly and two borderline mentally retarded children (10 to 12 years old) were treated for spelling deficits using either overcorrection or overcorrection plus reinforcement. Overcorrection with reinforcement proved to be more effective than overcorrection alone for two of the three children. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mild Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning, Reinforcement
Peer reviewedThrone, John M. – Mental Retardation, 1972
Presented is a rationale for producing intelligent behavior through operant conditioning rather than predicting it by means of standardized intelligence tests which are said to require circumstances explicitly precluding intervention. (GW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Measurement
Peer reviewedAltman, Reuben; Talkington, Larry W. – Mental Retardation, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Models
Peer reviewedRepp, Alan C.; Deitz, Diane E. D. – Mental Retardation, 1979
The paper presents guidelines for training staff to implement positive reductive procedures to decrease undesirable behaviors of their retarded students and clients. Considerations relevant to all reductive procedures are briefly discussed in the first portion of the paper, while guidelines indigenous to positive reductive procedures are discussed…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Guidelines, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedWallace, Jon; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1976
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutions, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedSchroeder, Stephen; Yarbrough, Charles C. – Mental Retardation, 1972
A system is described whereby sheltered workshop behaviors are transduced automatically by tools wired to operant programing and recording apparatus. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Disabilities, Employment Level, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedSchroeder, Stephen R.; Schroeder, Carolyn S. – Mental Retardation, 1989
A guest editorial comments on the acrimonious rhetoric and arguments exhibited in the debate over the use of aversives with individuals with mental retardation. The editorial urges members of the field to refocus their framing of the issues around respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. (JDD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Behavior Modification, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedBaumeister, Alfred A. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedMacNamara, Roger – Mental Retardation, 1977
A professional involved in behavior modification with handicapped children cites some of his experiences to point out the dangers of misuse of the system. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedFrankel, Fred – Mental Retardation, 1976
Presented is research evidence in support of the use of behavior extinction procedures for mentally handicapped persons in residential treatment situations. (IM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedWelsch, William V.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1973
Feedback procedures were used on two different wards at a state hospital for the retarded to increase the number of behavior modification projects completed each day by 22 staff members. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Feedback, Institutions
Peer reviewedNawas, M. Mike; Braum, Stephen H. – Mental Retardation, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedYen, Sherman – Mental Retardation, 1974
The developmental pattern of present behavior modification programs for the adult mentally retarded is evaluated. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Community Programs, Exceptional Child Education
Peer reviewedDecker, T. Newell; Wilson, Wesley R. – Mental Retardation, 1977
Examined was the use of Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (use of a moving toy animal to reinforce head turning to sound) in measuring hearing thresholds of 28 institutionalized profoundly retarded persons (9-28 years old). (CL)
Descriptors: Audiometric Tests, Auditory Evaluation, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedFlavell, Judith E. – Mental Retardation, 1973
Stereotypies (repetitive movements of any part of the body) and toy play by three severely retarded males (from 8 to 14 years of age) were recorded in a setting featuring a wide array of toys. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
