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Azrin, N. H.; Armstrong, P. M.

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ERIC Number: EJ074653

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1973

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The "Mini-Meal"--A Method for Teaching Eating Skills to the Profoundly Retarded

Azrin, N. H.; Armstrong, P. M.

Mental Retardation, 11, 1, 9-13, Feb 73

Reported was an experimental training program to teach eating skills to 11 profoundly retarded (average IQ 15) institutionalized adults by means of reinforcement principles applied to three 15 minute mini-meals daily. (DB)

Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Eating Habits, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning, Reinforcement, Severe Mental Retardation, Training Methods

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