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Dube, William V.; McIlvane, William J. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
Sensitivity to reinforcement contingencies was examined in six individuals with mental retardation using a concurrent operants procedure in the context of a computer game. Results included individual differences in sensitivity and differential sensitivity to rate and magnitude variation. Results suggest that comprehensive assessments of potential…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Contingency Management, Evaluation Methods
Bricker, Diane D.; Bricker, William A. – J Speech Hearing Disor, 1969
Descriptors: Audiometric Tests, Conditioning, Equipment, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedSachs, David A. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence
Fulton, Robert T., Ed.; And Others – 1969
Directed to professionals with a basic knowledge of audiological principles, the text presents a review of audiological assessment procedures and their applicability to the retarded. Pure-tone, speech, and Bekesy audiometry are described. Also discussed are differential diagnosis of auditory impairments, conditioning and audiological assessment,…
Descriptors: Audiology, Audiometric Tests, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests
Peer reviewedGresham, Frank M. – School Psychology Review, 1983
This study, an approach to controlling "acting-out" behaviors of handicapped children in elementary schools, describes the use of a home-based dependent group contingency to eliminate the destructive behavior (fire-setting, vandalizing property) of a mildly retarded eight-year-old boy. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Contingency Management, Elementary Education
Horner, Robert H., Ed.; Bellamy, G. Thomas, Ed. – 1980
Sixteen papers concerned with vocational habilitation of the severely and profoundly retarded are organized into three parts: issues in habilitation, stimulus control of vocational behavior, and instrumentation for program evaluation. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Structured Employment: Productivity and Productive Capacity" (R.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Evaluation Methods, Leisure Time, Life Style
