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Peer reviewedLindsay, William R.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This study examined effects of cue control and behavioral relaxation training (BRT) with five subjects having severe mental retardation. BRT produced reductions in rated anxiety and improvements in concentration for all subjects. Cue control words were effective only after they had been linked with BRT. (DB)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attention Control, Cues, Relaxation Training
Peer reviewedLee, David L.; Belfiore, Phillip J.; Toro-Zambrana, Wanda – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2001
A study examined the effects of mastery training and explicit feedback on the selection behavior of two adults with severe mental retardation across two different vocational task designs. Selection behavior was affected by task efficiency only when efficiency was made more salient by pairing task cues with work incentives. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Modification, Cues, Feedback
