Imitation of Retarded Children by Their Nonretarded Peers. Volume 3, Number 66 [electronic resource] / Stephen S. Strichart and Jay Gottlieb.
Investigated was whether 60 nonretarded children (ages 9 to 12) would imitate the behavior of 20 educable retarded peers more competent in an experimental task. Each nonretarded observer was allowed to imitate the task behaviors of the retarded model who was either more competent, equally competent...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Investigated was whether 60 nonretarded children (ages 9 to 12) would imitate the behavior of 20 educable retarded peers more competent in an experimental task. Each nonretarded observer was allowed to imitate the task behaviors of the retarded model who was either more competent, equally competent or less competent than the observer. Results indicated that nonretarded observers imitated the behaviors of the high competent retarded model significantly more often than the moderately competent model, with the latter in turn being imitated more than the noncompetent model. The data further revealed that competent retarded models were more likely to be chosen as partners on a future game task. (Author/CL) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED108435. |
| Physical Description: | 23 p. |