Exercise of Linguistic Control by Speakers in an Adult Day Treatment Program.

Domingo, Robert A.; Barrow, Meryl B.; Amato, John, Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ571873

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Exercise of Linguistic Control by Speakers in an Adult Day Treatment Program.

Domingo, Robert A.; Barrow, Meryl B.; Amato, John, Jr.

Mental Retardation, v36 n4 p293-302 Aug 1998

The ability of 10 adults with mental retardation to exhibit linguistic control within peer and staff dyads was evaluated. Participants produced significantly more utterances with staff than with peers; however, they did not exhibit significant amounts of directives or questions, the two types of verbal control bids studied. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adults, Assertiveness, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Mental Retardation, Peer Relationship, Self Expression, Speech Communication, Staff Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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