Case Study: Training and Generalization of a "Yes-No" Discrimination with a Developmentally Delayed Child.

Weisberg, Paul; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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Case Study: Training and Generalization of a "Yes-No" Discrimination with a Developmentally Delayed Child.

Weisberg, Paul; And Others

Child and Family Behavior Therapy, v8 n4 p49-64 Win 1986

By watching and responding to the way a shill answered "yes-no" questions about food items, a developmentally delayed preschool boy greatly improved over his poor base-line "yes-no" answers to these same items. He was also able to give correct answers subsequently during generalization probe sessions. (PS)

Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Developmental Disabilities, Imitation, Operant Conditioning, Preschool Children

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