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ERIC Number: EJ184969
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Teaching Retarded Preschoolers to Imitate the Free-Play Behavior of Nonretarded Classmates: Trained and Generalized Effects
Peck, Charles A.; And Others
Journal of Special Education, 12, 2, 195-207, Sum 78
Two peer-imitation training procedures, each consisting of adult-delivered prompts and social reinforcement, were employed in two separate experiments to increase five retarded preschool children's imitation of their four nonretarded classmates' free-play behavior. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Imitation, Mental Retardation, Observational Learning, Peer Influence, Play, Preschool Education, Role Models
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