Citation

Belfiore PJ, Browder DM, Mace FC. J. Appl. Behav. Anal. 1993; 26(3): 401-402.

Affiliation

Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

10.1901/jaba.1993.26-401

PMID

8407688

PMCID

PMC1297763

Abstract

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.

Language: en