Proposes a cognitive theory of imitation based on Piaget's interpretations in which imitation is considered one form of overall cognitive functioning instead of a special mechanism for response acquisition. Other theories of imitation, and relevant empirical literature are reviewed and reinterpreted from the cognitive perspective. (DP)

Results indicate that training in semantic awareness increased problem-solving ability for both analytic and synthetic problems. (Author)

This article describes Kodak's procedure for analyzing, developing and pretesting training programs through its Marketing Education Center. Included is a case history of the application of the method which greatly affects cost effectiveness. (RR)

Generalization of stimulus control in different situations and with novel adults occurred with those children who were trained by contingent reinforcement, but not with those trained by both contingent and noncontingent reinforcement. This research was submitted as part of the author's dissertation. (MH)

Twenty-eight mentally retarded adults received behavioral training in assertiveness. Analysis of videotaped role play responses indicated significant improvement in polite refusal of unreasonable requests as well as evidence of generalization and maintenance of assertive refusal skills. (Author/CL)

By comparing the relative effectiveness of speaker and listener training, explores why an effective speaker-training technique failed to generalize to listener skills. Although speaking and listening tasks appeared to require some of the same skills, preschoolers did not exhibit spontaneous intermodality transfer. (Author/RH)

Resource teachers can help learning disabled students generalize skills to a mainstream setting with three types of procedures: transfer activities; self control procedures (in which a behavior contract is developed and contingencies for self reinforcement are specified); and cooperative planning (in which resource teachers and regular teachers…

Five trainable mentally handicapped students (15 through 20 years old) attending a private residential school were taught to follow eight standardized travel patterns in response to specified instructional commands. (Author/SW)

Tests the hypothesis that the ability to decode words is facilitated if the beginning reader is taught only one sound per letter, the one sound associated with the letter being treated as an overgeneralization. Subjects were five pairs of four-year-old monozygotic twins. (Author/RH)

The paper surveys the use of electric shock with persons diagnosed as primarily mentally retarded and substantiates findings of positive effects, including response generalisation, increased sociability, and positive emotional behaviors. Ethical considerations relating to physical danger and choice of target behaviour are discussed briefly.…

Argues that although Radin and Sagi (1982) and Russell (1982) have generated interesting hypotheses about the origins and effects of increased parental involvement in childrearing, some issues must still be considered if these hypotheses are to be appropriately tested. (Author/MP)

The generalized effects of self instructional training on the classroom performance of three "impulsive" preschool children were investigated using a multiple baseline design across Ss. Findings suggested that generalized increases in accuracy on classroom worksheets were related to the naturalistic format of the self instructional training…

Found that preschool children can form abstract concepts of left and right which are not bound to the specific training context: children were able to generalize to new figures and to new spatial locations. The nature of the preschool child's left-right judgments is discussed. (Author/RH)