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Increasing the Verbal Response Rate of a Mentally Retarded Girl

Abstract

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This investigation was instigated to assess the effectiveness of a systematic application of reinforcement on the verbal response rate of a withdrawn, educable mentally retarded student in a junior high school special education class. The purpose of this study was to test the following hypothesis: There will be no statistically significant difference in the subject's verbal response rate between the baseline average and under conditions of systematic application of reinforcement.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Education (MEd)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Year
1970

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Smith, Preston W. C.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Hyrum S. Henderson
  • Harold S. Williams
  • Sam Rust, Jr.

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1528
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-2553

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2026-07-24
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citation

Smith, Preston W. C.. Increasing the Verbal Response Rate of a Mentally Retarded Girl. 1970. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1528