Education and training of the mentally retarded · 1974 · 10 citations · 0 references
EducationEducational PsychologySpecial EducationLearning DisabilitiesMotor LearningContextual InterferenceMental PracticeMotor Skill AcquisitionPerceptual LearningSkill AcquisitionSkill ExecutionSkill RefinementTraining Error Reduction
36 mildly and moderately retarded sheltered workshop clients learned to assemble a 12 piece unit for which the parts were color coded. Subjects received one of three different procedures designed to efficiently remove the color cue. All three procedures worked equally well. Implications are given for the application of the procedures used.