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Independence skills: learning to use the bus
Author(s) -
Grossmark Robert
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1983.tb00140.x
Subject(s) - independence (probability theory) , fading , psychology , medical education , computer science , applied psychology , mathematics education , medicine , telecommunications , mathematics , statistics , decoding methods
A mentally handicapped hostel resident was trained to use the bus. The psychological procedures of modelling, and prompting and fading were used. The rationale and the training are described and subsequently discussed.