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Effecting Behavioral Modification in the Mentally Handicapped Student; Operant Conditioning and the Teacher's Role. New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. for Handicapped Children,; Onondaga-Madison Counties Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Syracuse, N. Y.

Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (DHEW/OE) Washington, D.C.

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63p.; Reprint from Proceedings of Special Study Institute (Syracuse, New York, April 22-24, 1971)

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*Behavior Change; Behavior Problems; Class Management; Conference Reports; Discipline Problems; *EXceptional Child Education; *Mentally Handicapped; *Operant Conditioning; Reinforcement; Self Care Skills; *Teacher Role

ABSTRACT

Presented are nine short papers concerning teacher

role in effecting behavioral modification in student. The paper on functional analysis of of reinforcers, changing reinforcer strength,

the mentally handicapped behavior discusses use

reinforcement

schedules, and discriminative stimuli. A continuation paper on

functional analysis of behavior explains a method of determining

behavior contingencies by recording antecedent events occurring prior

to behavior, behavior itself, and consequences following behavior.

Developing self help skills is covered in terms of techniques to

increase self feeding skills, techniques to weaken undesirable

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that careful structuring of the child's environment child's behavior. A method of teaching imitation to

can influence severely

the

handicapped and retarded children is then presented. The paper on

technology of education examines use of consequences in the

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DOM OP COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SOLE SUPERVISORY DISTRICT OF ONONDIZA AND

MADISON COUNTIES

SUMMARIZE AN INSTITUTE

"EFFEZTING BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION IN THE

MENTALLY HANDICAPPED SIUDENT: OPERANT

COND/TIONING AND THE TECHERS ROLE"

April 22-24, 1971

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION

THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY.

A Special Study Institute

Funded under P.L. 91-230, as amended U.S. Office of Elucation

Randolph House Syracuse, New York

CONTENTS

OOOOO The University of the State of New York .

Planning Committee .................

Professional Staff of the Institute

OOOOOOOOOOO Participants . . . . . . . Observers. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Acknowledgments . .

Foreward OOOOO

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Introductory Remarks

Dorothy W. BuAhring, M.A. . O Tony Zenner, M.S.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR . . Robert F. Peterson, Ph.D.

THE FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR, PART II Linda Peterson, R.N., M.N.

DEVELOPING SELF-HELP SKILLS Linda Peterson

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION WITH AN AUTISTIC CHILD Robert F. Peterson

DEVELOPING IMITATIVE AND VERBAL SKILLS Robert F. Peterson

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TOWARD A TICHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION . . Robert F. Peterson

BEHAVIOR namams IN THE CLASSROOM Linda Peterson

ADMINISTERING BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMS Linda Peterson

MODIFICATION OF SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR . . Robert F. Peterson

Epilcgue Ellith Romano Regensburger, Ph.D.

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