Learning, Speech and Thought in the Mentally Retarded (eBook)

Proceedings of Symposia 4 and 5 Held at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School on 31 October 1969 and 20 March 1970 under the Auspices of the Institute for Research Into Mental Retardation, London

A. D. B. Clarke, M. M. Lewis (Herausgeber)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
92 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-6422-9 (ISBN)

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Learning, Speech and Thought in the Mentally Retarded contains the proceedings of Symposia 4 and 5 held at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London on October 31, 1969 and March 20, 1970, respectively, under the auspices of the Institute for Research into Mental Retardation. This monograph presents topical problems in mental retardation, with emphasis on learning processes, speech, and thought. The application of operant learning techniques to the development of language in the retarded is highlighted. This book is comprised of four chapters and begins by outlining directions in research on learning deficits, followed by a discussion on teaching processes in the care of severely retarded children. The next chapter deals with speech and thought in the mentally retarded, with particular reference to two basic problems: the relative priority of language or thought and the selection processes underlying language. The final chapter explores language delay and language deviation in mentally retarded children. Throughout the book, the focus is on language: its nature, its development in the constitutionally normal and handicapped, some theoretical controversies among experts in this field, and the development of appropriate techniques for teaching language to the mentally retarded. This monograph will be useful to psychologists and clinicians working in the field of mental retardation.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Learning, Speech and Thought in the Mentally Retarded 4
Coipyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
Preface 8
Chapter 1. New Directions in the Study of Learning Deficits 10
HOW MANY KINDS OF LEARNING? 11
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, MATCHING AND CONTROLS 15
BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION 19
CONCLUSIONS 20
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES 20
Chapter 2. Teaching Processes in 
24 
QUALITY OF CARE AND CONTROL OVER ENVIRONMENT 25
SOME RESEARCH ON CONTROL AND MOTIVATION 25
CONTROL AND THE ENVIRONMENT 29
THE TECHNOLOGY OF TEACHING 30
PLANNING A TEACHING PROGRAMME 31
CONCLUSION 33
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES 33
Participants in the Discussion 36
Introductory Remarks and Discussion 38
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 38
GENERAL DISCUSSION AND CHAIRMAN'S SUMMARY 43
REFERENCES 52
Chapter 3. Speech and Thought in the Retarded 54
THEORETICAL INTRODUCTION 54
STUDY OF SPEECH AND THOUGHT IN THE RETARDED 57
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 61
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES 62
Chapter 4. Language Handicaps in Mentally Retarded Children 66
DIFFERENT ORIENTATIONS OF STUDY 66
A DEVELOPMENTAL-CLINICAL APPROACH 68
A STUDY OF CHILDREN WITH LANGUAGE HANDICAPS 70
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 75
REFERENCES 75
Participants in the Discussion 78
Introductory Remarks and Discussion 80
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS 80
REFERENCES 92

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.5.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-6422-5 / 1483164225
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-6422-9 / 9781483164229