Self-regulatory behaviors in children with Down syndrome and typically developing children measured using the Goodman Lock Box.
Self-regulation has been identified as an area of difficulty for those with mental retardation. The Goodman Lock Box provides measures of two critical aspects of self-regulation-planfulness and maintenance of goal-directed behavior. In this study, the Lock Box performance of 25 children with Down syndrome was compared with that of 43 typically developing children, matched for mental age (24-36 months). Children in both groups showed similar levels of competence, planfulness and distractibility. However, children with Down syndrome displayed more task-avoidant behavior. Some issues related to the measurements obtained from the Lock Box are raised.
Gilmore
Linda
L
School of Learning and Professional Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Qld 4059, Australia. l.gilmore@qut.edu.au
Cuskelly
Monica
M
Hayes
Alan
A
D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D019455:Self Psychology; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis