TY - JOUR
AU - Whitman, T L
AB - The educational and research implications of defining mental retardation as a self-regulatory disorder were explored. Behavioral, social-learning, and cognitive conceptualizations regarding the structure and development of self-regulation were examined. Emphasis was placed on showing how these conceptualizations compliment each other. Several perspectives were presented, specifically, that both the essential components of the self-regulatory system along with the environments that promote self-regulated behavior must be isolated. Self-regulation was described as a complex skill that develops like other skills and can be taught through behavioral techniques. Self-regulation was suggested to basically be a linguistically guided process. The assertion was made that individuals with retardation, because of their extensive language deficiencies, are delayed in developing self-regulatory control. The role of life experience and motivational processes in the development of self-regulation was also stressed.
TI - Self-regulation and mental retardation.
JF - American journal of mental retardation : AJMR
DA - 1990-03-08
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/pubmed/self-regulation-and-mental-retardation-77aauAUnao
SP - 347; discussion 363
EP - 62; discussion 76
VL - 94
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -