Controlling the Behavior of a Profoundly Retarded Child.

Lemke, Haru; Mitchell, Robert D.

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ERIC Number: EJ060489

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Publication Date: 1972

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Controlling the Behavior of a Profoundly Retarded Child

Lemke, Haru; Mitchell, Robert D.

American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 26, 5, 261-4, Jul-Aug 72

A twelve-year-old profoundly retarded, self-abusive and assaultive child who did not feed himself was motivated to feed himself and modify undesirable responses within eight days. (Authors)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Food, Mental Retardation, Motivation, Operant Conditioning, Reinforcement, Therapists

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