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- Title
The Use of Symbolic Modeling to Promote Social Skills in Preschool Children with Low Levels of Social Responsiveness.
- Authors
Keller, Martha Freese; Carlson, Peter M.
- Abstract
The efficacy of symbolic modeling, the development of social skills in preschool children was investigated. 19 socially isolated children were exposed either to 4 5-minute videotapes in which social skills were modeled (treatment) or to 4 sequences of a nature film (control). The frequency with which subjects dispensed and received social reinforcement and the frequency of social interaction were rated by observers pre- and posttreatment and at follow-up. Results indicated that treatment produced increases in all 3 dependent measures for the treatment group. The data were interpreted as supporting a social facilitation explanation of treatment effectiveness. The importance of peer reinforcement in supporting social interaction was also demonstrated.
- Subjects
SOCIAL skills; PRESCHOOL children; DATA analysis; SOCIAL interaction; CHILD development; VIDEO tapes
- Publication
Child Development, 1974, Vol 45, Issue 4, p912
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1128076