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Stimulus overselectivity in learning disabled children

S L Bailey

    Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
    |January 1, 1981
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    Learning disabled children exhibit stimulus overselectivity, responding similarly to young, educable mentally retarded children rather than nonhandicapped peers. This finding suggests implications for educational strategies for learning disabled individuals.

    Area of Science:

    • Developmental Psychology
    • Special Education

    Background:

    • Stimulus overselectivity is observed in autistic and institutionalized individuals.
    • Understanding overselectivity in learning disabled children is crucial for educational interventions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate stimulus overselectivity in mildly handicapped and nonhandicapped public school children.
    • To compare the stimulus control patterns of learning disabled children with those of educable mentally retarded and nonhandicapped children.

    Main Methods:

    • A 3-component visual discrimination task was used for training.
    • Subjects included young educable mentally retarded, learning disabled, nonhandicapped, and older educable retarded students.
    • Post-training testing assessed which cue components controlled subject responses.

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    Main Results:

    • Nine young educable mentally retarded and eight learning disabled students demonstrated stimulus overselectivity.
    • Learning disabled students often responded to two cue components, while overselective retarded children focused on one.
    • Nonhandicapped students did not exhibit overselectivity.

    Conclusions:

    • Learning disabled children's stimulus overselectivity patterns resemble those of younger, mildly retarded children.
    • The findings suggest a need for empirically based educational approaches for learning disabled populations.
    • Stimulus overselectivity may be a significant characteristic in a portion of the learning disabled population.