ERIC Number: EJ366080
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Effects of Fitness Training and Reinforcement on Maladaptive Behaviors of Institutionalized Adults, Classified as Mentally Retarded/Emotionally Disturbed.
Jansma, Paul; Combs, C. Sue
Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v22 n4 p268-79 Dec 1987
The study examined the effects of physical fitness training and reinforcement on the maladaptive behaviors of five institutionalized mentally retarded/emotionally disturbed adults. Results showed a dramatic decrease of target behavior during intervention phases and a clear increase during the baseline and maintenance phases. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Behavior Problems, Emotional Disturbances, Institutionalized Persons, Intervention, Maintenance, Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Education, Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Reinforcement, Residential Programs, Training Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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