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Mansdorf, Irwin J.	1
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Increase and Maintenance of Verbal Behavior of a Mentally Retarded Child

Peer reviewed

Jeffrey, D. Balfour – Mental Retardation, 1972

Operant and imitative techniques were used in programing generalization of verbal behavior in a child. (Author)

Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Imitation, Mental Retardation, Verbal Learning

Imitation Training with a 4-Year Old Retarded Person: The Relative Efficiency of Time-Out and Extinction in Conjunction with Positive Reinforcement

Peer reviewed

Parsons, Jill; Davey, Graham C. L. – Mental Retardation, 1978

A combination of reinforcement for correct imitations and timeout for failure was more effective in establishing imitation in a 4-year-old institutionalized retarded child than reinforcement used alone. (CL)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research, Imitation

Rapid Token Training of an Institution Ward Using Modeling

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Mansdorf, Irwin J. – Mental Retardation, 1977

A method of rapid token training was undertaken in which 20 moderately retarded institutionalized adults observed a model perform a specific behavior for which a token was awarded and exchanged for a back-up reinforcer. (CL)

Descriptors: Adults, Contingency Management, Exceptional Child Research, Imitation