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Stone, Gerald L. – 1981
This paper outlines some of the origins and functions of modeling within a human service training context, particularly counseling psychology, and discusses some of the consequences of modeling as a training method. The materials suggest that an emphasis on affective experience and behavioral methodologies has limited the potential of social…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Counselors, Higher Education, Human Services
Embry, Dennis D.; Malfetti, James L. – 1980
A reduction of children's play in the street was the goal of this study, the first in a series of studies designed to reveal possible solutions to pedestrian and motor vehicle accidents. The effects of of specially designed storybooks (read to children at preschool) on the frequency and duration of children's on the street behavior when playing…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Imitation, Inhibition, Observational Learning
Kearney, Deborah; And Others – 1976
A two-group independent design was employed to study the relationship between parental age and modeling effectiveness. Subjects were 50 mother-father-child triads. The child's baseline data was recorded on a task that involved constructing a specified geometric shape on a pegboard. Then the child was asked to construct another shape modeling his…
Descriptors: Age, Child Psychology, Children, Cues
Smith, Cathleen L. – 1978
In a single case study which incorporated a reversal within a multiple-baseline-across-subjects design, two women presented individual children (N=3) with eight natural-appearing opportunities to behave prosocially in each session (two opportunities each of helping, sharing, teaching, and sympathy). The training procedure involved a standardized…
Descriptors: Children, Modeling (Psychology), Observational Learning, Preschool Education
Watt, James H., Jr.; And Others – 1977
Ninety-five college students participated in an investigation of the arousal and observational learning effects produced by television viewing. The subjects were assigned to one of three experimental television viewing conditions: a serious dramatic presentation with high physical and verbal violence, a comedy with high verbal conflict but no…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Arousal Patterns, College Students, Higher Education
State Univ. of New York, Buffalo.
This document presents six observation schedules designed to assist the teacher in discovering patterns in observed behaviors. Schedules provide a carefully defined focus through which patterned relationships are seen between behaviors performed by certain actors in various settings and contexts. Completion of these observation schedules should…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Skills, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Group Behavior
Dolly, John P.; Ellett, Chad D. – 1974
The purpose of this paper is to review some of the current research in "modeling" or "imitation" learning that supports basic elements of social learning theory, its effects on overt behavior, and its relationship to subjects' self-evaluations. An attempt is made to point out the theoretical discrepancies that exist between social learning, social…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Counseling, Imitation
Wehman, Paul – Rehabilitation Literature, 1976
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Imitation, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
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McGreevy, C. Patrick – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1978
This discussion of consultant preparation begins with a review of the current training practices followed by a consideration of and rational for emerging approaches. A working definition of consultation is presented, together with suggested curricular elements and instructional activities. (Author)
Descriptors: Consultants, Curriculum, Guidelines, Modeling (Psychology)
Singh, N. N.; And Others – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1977
Examined was the effect of modeling and observational learning techniques on the number conservation skills of 40 educable mentally retarded persons (6-18 years old). (CL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
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Kuczynski, Leon; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Investigated the content and development of children's imitative behavior in the home. The data consisted of incidents of naturally occurring imitations of 24 children 16 and 29 months of age collected over a four-month period by mothers trained in observational recording. Immediate imitations decreased with age; deferred imitations increased with…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Discipline, Imitation, Modeling (Psychology)
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O'Connell, Raymond; Lehman, Jeffrey R. – Science and Children, 1986
Describes several hands-on science activities which focus on the use of apples. Suggests several ways of using apples to teach classification. Proposes a field trip to an orchard as a culminating activity. (TW)
Descriptors: Botany, Classification, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Babad, Elisha Y.; Kuriloff, Peter J. – Small Group Behavior, 1986
Members of two unstructured small groups, participants in one and observers in the other, rated all interventions by the trainer for contribution to their learning. Participants and observers had a similar learning profile. Differences between the learning of participants and observers were found for clusters of interventions emphasizing trainer's…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Graduate Students, Group Dynamics, Group Membership
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Kerber, Kenneth W. – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
A general laboratory course should include projects that familiarize college students with the variety of methods available to the researcher. Described are four research projects that address questions about human behavior by means of experimental, observational, survey, and archival research methods. (RM)
Descriptors: Archives, Behavior, Higher Education, Laboratory Experiments
James, Waynne B.; Galbraith, Michael W. – Lifelong Learning, 1985
This article discusses only the perceptual modality, or sensory-intake styles of learning, and the implications for adult education. In addition, several techniques that the practitioner can utilize to assist in helping adult learners identify their learning style(s) are presented. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aural Learning, Cognitive Style
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