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AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL SKILLS GENERALIZATION IN TWO NATURAL SETTINGS
Author(s) -
Foxx R. M.,
McMorrow Martin J.,
Bittle Ron G.,
Ness Jayne
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1986.19-299
Subject(s) - generalization , psychology , social skills , natural (archaeology) , developmental psychology , social psychology , contrast (vision) , group (periodic table) , cognitive psychology , applied psychology , artificial intelligence , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , computer science , history , chemistry , organic chemistry
The interactional behavior of two groups of elderly mentally retarded residents of a community facility was measured in two generalization situations before, during, and after one group received social skills training. The training group received social skills training within a game format, whereas the contrast group simply played a game with no emphasis on interactional behavior. Results suggested that generalization to natural interactional situations may be delayed following training and that it is more likely in some situations (i.e., with trained peers) than others (i.e., in the presence of untrained peers).