The Effects of Teacher-Delivered Social Reinforcement on the Task Persistent Behavior of Educable Mentally Retarded Children.

Hill, Ada D.; Strain, Phillip S.

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Effects of Teacher-Delivered Social Reinforcement on the Task Persistent Behavior of Educable Mentally Retarded Children

Hill, Ada D.; Strain, Phillip S.

Psychology in the Schools, 14, 2, 207-212, Apr 77

The effects of teacher-delivered social reinforcers on the task persistent behavior of children enrolled in an intermediate class for the educable mentally retarded were studied. Increases in the level of task persistent behavior and the administration of social reinforcement were functionally related. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Interaction Process Analysis, Mild Mental Retardation, Research Projects, Social Reinforcement, Student Behavior, Student Teacher Relationship

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