Nutter D, Reid D H
J Appl Behav Anal. 1978 Winter;11(4):475-87. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1978.11-475.
Five institutionalized retarded women were taught a clothing selection skill to coincide with popular fashion. Normative data concerning popular styles of color-coordinated clothing were collected through observations of women's apparel in a local community. Using a puzzle simulation of a woman with alternative pieces of colored clothing, color coordination training was conducted using modelling, instructions, practice, praise, and feedback to teach popular selections of color combinations. A generalization training component with actual clothing was also included. Training was accompanied by large increases in percentage of popular color selections with the puzzle and actual clothing. The increases maintained over a seven- to 14-week followup period. Time efficiency measures supported the use of the simulation procedure as opposed to total reliance on actual clothing. The results underscore the utility of local norms in community preparation programs and the efficacy of instructional procedures for severely and profoundly retarded persons as part of their participation in the deinstitutionalization movement.
五名被收容的智障女性被教导了一种与流行时尚相符的服装挑选技能。通过观察当地社区女性的服装，收集了有关色彩协调服装流行款式的规范数据。使用一个带有不同颜色服装部件的女性拼图模拟，通过示范、指导、练习、表扬和反馈进行色彩协调训练，以教授流行的色彩组合选择。还包括一个使用实际服装的泛化训练部分。训练伴随着使用拼图和实际服装时流行颜色选择百分比的大幅增加。这些增加在7至14周的随访期内得以维持。时间效率测量结果支持使用模拟程序，而不是完全依赖实际服装。结果强调了当地规范在社区准备项目中的效用，以及教学程序对重度和极重度智障人士作为他们参与去机构化运动一部分的有效性。
