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Imitation by institutionalized and noninstitutionalized mentally retarded and nonretarded children. 1982

N Lustman, and E Zigler

Institutionalized and noninstitutionalized mentally retarded children and noninstitutionalized nonretarded children matched for MA performed on two imitation tasks. The institutionalized retarded group was found to be more imitative on the first task. For all groups, peers as opposed to adults were found to be the more salient model on the second task. Performance across the two imitation tasks was not correlated; however, within each of the tasks, amount of imitation of peers was related to amount of imitation of adults. These findings were interpreted within the framework of Zigler's outerdirectedness formulation.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007100	Imitative Behavior	The mimicking of the behavior of one individual by another.	Behavior, Imitative,Behaviors, Imitative,Imitative Behaviors
D007297	Inpatients	Persons admitted to health facilities which provide board and room, for the purpose of observation, care, diagnosis or treatment.	Inpatient
D007360	Intelligence	The ability to learn and to deal with new situations and to deal effectively with tasks involving abstractions.
D008297	Male		Males
D008607	Intellectual Disability	Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)	Disability, Intellectual,Idiocy,Mental Retardation,Retardation, Mental,Deficiency, Mental,Intellectual Development Disorder,Mental Deficiency,Mental Retardation, Psychosocial,Deficiencies, Mental,Development Disorder, Intellectual,Development Disorders, Intellectual,Disabilities, Intellectual,Disorder, Intellectual Development,Disorders, Intellectual Development,Intellectual Development Disorders,Intellectual Disabilities,Mental Deficiencies,Mental Retardations, Psychosocial,Psychosocial Mental Retardation,Psychosocial Mental Retardations,Retardation, Psychosocial Mental,Retardations, Psychosocial Mental
D010361	Patients	Individuals participating in the health care system for the purpose of receiving therapeutic, diagnostic, or preventive procedures.	Clients,Client,Patient
D010379	Peer Group	Group composed of associates of same species, approximately the same age, and usually of similar rank or social status.	Group, Peer,Groups, Peer,Peer Groups
D011340	Problem Solving	A learning situation involving more than one alternative from which a selection is made in order to attain a specific goal.
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man