Effectiveness of a Group Contingency Procedure for Increasing Prevocational Behavior of Profoundly Mentally Retarded Residents.

Gola, Thomas J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ259750

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-Feb

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Effectiveness of a Group Contingency Procedure for Increasing Prevocational Behavior of Profoundly Mentally Retarded Residents.

Gola, Thomas J.; And Others

Mental Retardation, v20 n1 p26-29 Feb 1982

Four profoundly mentally retarded middle-aged female residents in a state institution Behavior Problems Program were trained through the use of an interdependent group-oriented contingency procedure to sit and later to work on prevocational tasks. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Group Behavior, Institutionalized Persons, Prevocational Education, Severe Mental Retardation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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