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Joseph, Beth; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1997
Five adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (characterized by short stature, learning difficulties, incomplete sexual development, and uncontrollable eating) learned the conditional relations necessary for the formation of two equivalence classes under differential/nondifferential and edible/nonedible outcomes. Performance on test trials was better…
Descriptors: Adults, Congenital Impairments, Discrimination Learning, Eating Disorders
