Influence of Multiple Models on the Behavior of Institutionalized Retarded Children: Increased Generalization to Other Models and Other Behaviors.

Marburg, Carol C.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ144220

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Publication Date: 1976

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Influence of Multiple Models on the Behavior of Institutionalized Retarded Children: Increased Generalization to Other Models and Other Behaviors

Marburg, Carol C.; And Others

Journal of Counsulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 4, 514-518, Aug 76

Institutionalized retarded children were reinforced for imitating the same model or three different models. A posttest to assess levels of imitation was then conducted by a new model. Pretest-posttest comparisons indicated that imitation with new models was greater for children trained with multiple as opposed to single models. (Author)

Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Imitation, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation, Models, Reinforcement, Research Projects, Responses, Role Models

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