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Peer reviewedNawas, M. Mike; Braun, Stephen H. – Mental Retardation, 1970
The last installment of a series of three papers on operant techniques. (KW)
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Conditioning, Educational Methods
Peer reviewedRoos, Philip – Mental Retardation, 1970
Reconciled are the current philosophy of normalization (providing patterns and conditions of everyday life) and the growth of behavior-shaping strategies as the bases of the institutional care and program of the severely mentally handicapped. (KW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Conditioning, Educational Methods, Exceptional Child Education
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 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 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
Peer reviewedCuvo, Anthony J. – Mental Retardation, 1976
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedBaker, J. Garry; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1972
Reinforcement with tokens and time-out procedures was used to control the disruptive or negative behavior of nine retarded children in a nursery school setting. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Discipline Problems, Exceptional Child Research
Peer reviewedCaccamo, James M. – Mental Retardation, 1974
Described is a Kansas City (Missouri) clinic's program of providing mentally retarded clients with behavior modification services. (DB)
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavior Change, Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation
