Analysis of directions, responses, and consequences involving persons with mental retardation in employment and vocational training settings.
Parameters of direction-relevant stimuli (i.e., directness, complexity), types of responses, and consequences occurring in competitive worksites were compared with those in community vocational training sites. Direction sequences initiated by co-workers to 8 individuals with mental retardation were compared to those initiated by school personnel to 8 special education students in community-based vocational training. Results indicated that the majority of directions in either setting were direct/noncomplex; however, more indirect commands occurred in the employment setting. The types of responses to directions were proportionately similar in both groups. Only rarely were consequences contingent upon responses or lack thereof, particularly in the employment setting.
Chadsey-Rusch
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Transition Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 61820, USA.
Gonzalez
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P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008297:Male; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D015203:Reproducibility of Results