COMPARISON OF OPERANT-TRAINING AND INDEPENDENCE-TRAINING PROCEDURES FOR MENTALLY-RETARDED ADULTS

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 84  (5) , 487-494
Abstract
Moderately to profoundly retarded [human] adults (75) in an exit unit of a large state institution were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: standard treatment, independence training and no-treatment control. Pre- and posttreatment measures, with progress being defined as an increase in the percentage of operationally defined steps completed for 1 behavior, were taken for all 3 groups on 1 of 2 types of targeted self-help behavior. A significant increase in correctly completed steps of the targeted behavior from pre- to posttreatment, and from pretreatment to follow-up assessment, was noted for the independence-training group. Independence training was significantly more effective, and staff members preferred it over both standard treatment and no-treatment control at the postassessment.

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