Attempts to demonstrate performance impairments following exposure to an uncontrollable event, to investigate the effects of such exposure on mood, and examines the question of cross-situational generality of the induced impairments. (Author/RK)

Uses an innocuous tone as the imperative stimulus, or unconditioned stimulus, as in a forewarned reaction time situation but with no overt response required. Evidence of conditioning and generalization to words is obtained. (Editor/RK)

Four nonverbal autistic boys (ages 11-16) were successfully taught sign language action-object phrases following an intervention composed of prompting, fading, stimulus rotation, and differential reinforcement. The skill generalized to new situations. (Author/DB)

The study evaluated the effectiveness of a social skills intervention program with two groups of three preschool hearing impaired children (differing in communication mode). Among results were an increase in positive peer interaction, generalization of positive interaction to free play, but decreased positive interaction when intervention ceased.…

Two strategies for teaching elementary students to distinguish relevant from irrelevant material are described. The word associates strategy provides students instruction in writing or stating a generalization that expresses the criteria for relevance. The defending a point of view strategy provides instruction in developing relevant arguments to…

The article outlines an approach to memory remediation that attempts to teach memory-impaired patients domain-specific knowledge relevant to their everyday functioning. Studies support the use of a training technique, the method of vanishing cues, in the successful generalization to the workplace of knowledge acquired in the laboratory. (DB)

A survey of 66 experts in learning disabilities (LD) found treatment maintenance, generalization, and assessment and remediation of academic problems ranked highest as research priorities. Analysis of two leading LD journals found current topics to include academic assessment and remediation, while ignoring generalization and maintenance of…

Contends that success of supported employment service programs depends on the ability of new programs to replicate results of supported work demonstration projects. Notes that the capacity to verify accurate replication independently is limited, as is knowledge of the extent to which supported employment demonstration programs generalize to a wide…

The study examined the unsupervised responding of 20-year-old male with profound handicaps and a lifelong history of dependency. Two objectives were pursued: establishment of independent unsupervised task responding with a stimulus and reinforcer fading procedure; and generalization of unsupervised performance across tasks and settings. (Author/DB)

Current educational reform trends, particularly those for social studies instruction, have tended toward a fact-laden curriculum which constrains students' development and application of ideas and higher-level thinking. Concepts as well as facts must be included if schooling is to encourage students' understanding of themselves as well as society.…

The study investigated whether 25 intermediate grade learning disabled students would generalize creativity training to increased competence on a spontaneous writing task. Following creativity training, including such activities as nonjudgmental brainstorming, the experimental group's writing significantly improved in number of thought units,…

Among results of the research review on strategies to enhance social skills of behaviorally disordered students were that a conceptual base for research is lacking, that training priorities have not been matched to learner needs, and that investigators have often failed to evaluate generalization of effects to nontraining settings. (Author/DB)

Examines children's memory for preschool routines as a function of current grade level and successive modifications in the school-day script. First, children in preschool through third grade were tested, then children in kindergarten through third grade. Results showed a process of generalization for preschool scripts over time. (Author/BB)

Ten author-contributed papers present information on stimulus control research and developmental disabilities. Articles address such isues as the role of naming, development of stimulus classes, control by exclusion, and comparison of trial-and-error and graduated stimulus change procedures. (CL)

Six severely handicapped clients were taught to perform upkeep responses on their air conditioner-heating unit, electric range, refrigerator, and electrical appliances. Results showed acquisition, long-term maintenance, and generalization of upkeep skills to a nontraining apartment. General task analyses were recommended for assessment and…