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Stimulus Classes in Matching to Sample and Sequence Production: The Emergence of Numeric Relations.

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Maydak, Michael; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995

This study examined the matching and sequencing of quantities, numerals, and arbitrary forms by two individuals with mental retardation. Results showed that sequence training did not readily lead to new matching performances, unlike prior research with college students. Instead, training in matching to sample yielded emergent sequence production…

Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Developmental Disabilities

Attentional Aspects of Classroom Behavior and Discrimination Learning.

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Strand, Steve C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991

This study found that teachers' ratings of their 8 severely mentally handicapped pupils' (ages 9-18) classroom behavior were correlated with children's performance on a discrimination learning task. The factors of attention/distractibility and responsivity to consequences correlated significantly with number of errors and number of trials to…

Descriptors: Attention Control, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Processes, Conceptual Tempo