Toward Generalization of Appropriate Leisure and Social Behavior in Severely Handicapped Youth: Pinball Machine Use.

Hill, Janet W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ264359

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982

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Toward Generalization of Appropriate Leisure and Social Behavior in Severely Handicapped Youth: Pinball Machine Use.

Hill, Janet W.; And Others

Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), v6 n4 p38-44 Win 1982

The study demonstrated the acquisition and generalization into community settings of a chronologically age-appropriate leisure skill with three severely and profoundly mentally retarded adolescents. Results indicated that participants could acquire and generalize use of an electronic pinball machine leisure skill effectively and learn to exhibit appropriate social behavior. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Interpersonal Competence, Leisure Time, Modeling (Psychology), Recreational Activities, Reinforcement, Severe Mental Retardation, Skill Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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