Differential Responses of Profoundly Retarded Children to Social Stimulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13649773 |
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| Authors | John H Hollis (University of Kansas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 977-984 |
| Publication date | 1965-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1965.16.3.977 |
| PMID | 14303046 |
| OpenAlex | W1993087082 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
20 profoundly mentally retarded children were tested in a “free-field” situation with an adult E providing social stimulation in accordance with a pre-determined role. The social activities included signaling, petting, play, passiveness, and withdrawal. The onset of these activities was contingent upon S‘s making a simple instrumental response. The results showed that specific forms of social stimulation provided by an adult E had definite and differential reinforcing effects. The order of preference for the social activities was as follows: signal, pet, play, passive, and withdraw
Developmental psychology · Differential (mechanical device · Differential effects · Mentally retarded · Preference · Stimulation · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · Traumatic Brain Injury Research
| Highly cited | No |
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