Positive Reinforcement in the Vocational Training of Trainable Mental Retardate : A Case Report. Working Paper No. 33 / Craig M. Peterson.

A system of task analysis and positive reinforcement was used in the vocational training of a 19-year-old trainable retarded youth (MA=6 years). The task of polishing shoe skates was analyzed and programmed into 29 steps and was reinforced with praise and money. The trainee learned the task in 13 se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Peterson, Craig M.
Corporate Author:	University of Oregon. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center in Mental Retardation
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1969.
Subjects:	Exceptional Child Research. Mental Retardation. Moderate Mental Retardation. Positive Reinforcement. Sheltered Workshops. Task Analysis. Training Methods. Vocational Education. Young Adults. Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Genre:	Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Physical Description:	14 pages
Format:	Microfilm Book

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