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. 1980 Spring;13(1):171-6.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1980.13-171.

Application of a social skills training program in the modification of interpersonal deficits among retarded adults: a clinical replication

P H Bornstein, P J Bach, M E McFall, P C Friman, P D Lyons

Application of a social skills training program in the modification of interpersonal deficits among retarded adults: a clinical replication

P H Bornstein et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1980 Spring.

Abstract

Six mentally retarded adults, equally divided into two treatment groups, were provided with individualized social skills training programs. Treatment, evaluated via a multiple-baseline design strategy, was sequentially and cumulatively applied across target behaviors over a four-week intervention period. Behavioral observation probes and social validation measures served as the primary dependent variables. Results indicated that (a) treatment was effective for virtually all behaviors across all subjects, (b) improvements occurred for both training and generalization scenes, and (c) behavioral performance was maintained one month following the termination of treatment.

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