Search Results - "Berkson, Gershon"

Tactile defensiveness and stereotyped behaviors by Baranek, G T, Foster, L G, Berkson, G

“…This study explores the constructs of stereotyped behaviors (e.g., repetitive motor patterns, object manipulations, behavioral rigidities) and tactile…”
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Intellectual and Physical Disabilities in Prehistory and Early Civilization by Berkson, Gershon

“…This paper is focused on three basic questions: The first concerns when specific disabilities first appeared during human evolution. The second question has to…”
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Brief report : Control in highly focused top-spinning by BERKSON, G

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Control in Highly Focused Top-Spinning. Brief Report by Berkson, Gershon

“…Three studies analyzed stimulus feedback and the concept of control with three children and two adults having autism. The first study explored feedback from…”
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Early Development of Stereotyped and Self-Injurious Behaviors by Berkson, Gershon, Tupa, Megan

“…Literature on early development of typical and abnormal stereotyped and self-injurious behaviors was reviewed. Such behaviors are part of normal development,…”
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Tactile Defensiveness in Children with Developmental Disabilities: Responsiveness and Habituation by Baranek, Grace T, Berkson, Gershon

“…Thirty-four school-aged children with developmental disabilities were assessed for level of tactile defensiveness (TD) and then presented with a repeated…”
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Attitudes Toward Stereotyped Behaviors by Mor, Nilly, Berkson, Gershon

“…This investigation examined trait inferences that people make of individuals who engage in body rocking. In Study 1, participants interacted with either a…”
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Body-rocking in college students and persons with mental retardation: characteristics, stability, and collateral behaviors by Berkson, Gershon, Andriacchi, Tami

“…Body-rocking was analyzed in four studies. The first showed that rocking chairs are not necessarily preferred by people with mental retardation, and that a…”
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Stereotyped Behaviors of Chimpanzees: Relation to General Arousal and Alternative Activities by Berkson, Gershon, Mason, William A.

“…Chimpanzees raised without their mothers develop abnormal stereotyped behaviors not found in mother-raised animals. Two studies tested the hypotheses that…”
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Mental Disabilities in Western Civilization from Ancient Rome to the Prerogativa Regis by Berkson, Gershon

“…A preliminary survey of formal concepts of "disability" from the Twelve Tables of Rome of the 5th century BCE to the Prerogativa Regis in English law of the…”
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Early Development of Stereotyped and Self-Injurious Behaviors: II. Age Trends by Berkson, Gershon

“…A longitudinal study of 39 infants who engaged in stereotyped or self-injurious behaviors that were served in early intervention programs found these behaviors…”
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Informal and Professional Support for Solving Psychological Problems Among Korean-Speaking Immigrants by Shin, Jin Yong, Berkson, Gershon, Crittenden, Kathleen

“…Korean American immigrants rated the helpfulness of various sources of social support in addressing 3 psychological problems. Traditionalism was not related to…”
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The Next Generation: The Relation between Funding and Productivity in Mental Retardation Research by Berkson, Gershon

“…Although contributions to AAMD (American Association on Mental Deficiency) journals remain high, the number of new contributors has diminished in the last 20…”
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The Relationship between Age and Stereotyped Behaviors by Berkson, Gershon

“…Three data sets examining the prevalence of various abnormal stereotyped behaviors in severely disabled children attending early childhood programs indicated…”
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Repetitive Stereotyped Behaviors by Berkson, Gershon

“…The paper examines the nature of abnormal stereotyped behavior, favoring a self-stimulation theory over one emphasizing an intrinsic oscillator mechanism…”
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Stereotyped Movements of Mental Defectives: VI. No Effect of Amphetamine or a Baroiturate by Berkson, Gershon

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Early Development of Stereotyped and Self-Injurious Behaviors: I. Incidence by Berkson, Gershon, Tupa, Megan, Sherman, Lauren

“…Thirty-nine children (younger than 40 months) with developmental disabilities and identified as at risk for self-injurious behavior (SIB) were studied using…”
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Visual Defect Does Not Produce Stereotyped Movements by Berkson, Gershon

“…Monkeys with a severe visual acuity deficit were reared in social isolation to determine factors related to sterotyped movements, which have been observed in…”
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Social responses to abnormal infant monkeys by Berkson, G

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Response to neighbors and strangers by capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) by Becker, James D., Berkson, Gershon

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