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EFFECTS OF COMMUNITY AND CENTER‐BASED SETTINGS ON THE ALERTNESS OF PERSONS WITH PROFOUND MENTAL RETARDATION
Author(s) -
Belfiore Phillip J.,
Browder Diane M.,
Mace F. Charles
Publication year - 1993
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.1993.26-401
Subject(s) - adaptive behavior , psychology , alertness , developmental psychology , adaptive behaviour , center (category theory) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , chemistry , crystallography
We studied effects of different settings on the behavior of persons with profound mental retardation. Adaptive (alert) and nonadaptive behaviors were observed in two community settings and a center setting. Results of the descriptive assessment showed that participants engaged in a higher percentage of adaptive behaviors and a lower percentage of nonadaptive behaviors in the “high stimulation” community setting. The results are discussed in light of environmental setting events on persons with profound mental retardation.