This paper describes some of the more spectacular range effects reported in the literature. (Author)

The use of discrimination learning paradigms in the study of attentional transfer is discussed. (Editor)

Excerpt of a PhD dissertation submitted to the New York University School of Education

In the three studies reported here, an attempt was made to determine whether adult native speakers of English can agree on the choice of phonetic labels for visually presented geometric figures. It was the purpose of these studies to obtain evidence in support of the "phonetic symbolism" hypothesis. An initial study and two replications…

This study attempts to determine if the stimulus generalization concept is applicable to school-relevant instruction when the material to be learned is verbal science information. The delivery techniques under investigation were audio, printed, and a simultaneous combination of both media. Three hundred and thirteen tenth grade biology students…

Proposes that the development of document-retrieval systems can benefit from the incorporation of conceptual modeling techniques, specifically classification, aggregation, and generalization. An array model is presented which has been designed especially for document retrieval. (Author/EM)

The study examined the influence of emotional arousal and increased speaking rate on the generalization of newly learned /r/ phones with 16 misarticulating children (6-11 years old). In contrast to clinical assumptions, no significant differences in the learned phone productions were found under the arousal and increased rate conditions.…

Results of a seven-week sentence stimulation treatment on sentence production in an aphasic adult female with agrammatism indicated that treatment influenced description of test picture sets and that some generalization to other picture sets occurred. (Author/DB)

Several validity typologies are overviewed then integrated. The integrated framework is used to contrast the positions of Campbell and Cronback. The current practice and logic of quasi-experimentation is critiqued, and expansions beyond the primary focus of dominant validity typologies are suggested. (BS)

The effects of single instance and general case instruction on the generalized dressing (putting on of pullover shirts) of six youths and adults with severe mental retardation were compared. Results suggested that the response variations taught during general case instruction played a major role in improved performance across the nontrained…

Five learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, and physically disabled adults were taught six basic macrame knots using an instructional manual, series of error correction procedures, and social reinforcement. They then independently used the instructional materials to make three complete macrame projects without direct instruction. Ss also…

Verbal self instruction (VSIT) has potential for training persons with an intellectual disability in the use of strategies, particularly in promoting generalization of behavior. Among technical issues discussed are providing appropriate initial training procedures and identifying differential task effects. Problems with range of application, goal…

Generalization of four retarded children's (five to eight years old) object naming responses to stimuli in the natural environment was assessed after training with either objects or pictures. Generalization was typically greater after training with objects. In a second experiment, an alternating procedure resulted in substantial increases in…

Examined the comparability of three techniques that are used to assess the dependability of family observational measures: analyses of observer agreement, reliability, and generalizability. Results indicated no single evaluative technique will always be most conservative in estimating the quality of observations. Suggests that multiple assessments…