Effects of Community and Center-Based Settings on Alertness of Persons with Profound Mental Retardation

Author(s)

Phillip Belfiore, Lehigh UniversityFollow
Diane M. Browder, Lehigh University
Floyd C. Mace, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 1993

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volume

26

Issue/Number

3

First Page

401

ISSN

0021-8855

Last Page

402

Abstract/Excerpt

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.

DOI

10.1901/jaba.1993.26-401

NSUWorks Citation

Belfiore, P., Browder, D. M., Mace, F. C. (1993). Effects of Community and Center-Based Settings on Alertness of Persons with Profound Mental Retardation. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 26(3), 401-402.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/365