TY - BOOK AU - Sackett,Gene P. ED - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) ED - University of Washington. TI - Observing behavior: proceedings of the conference, Application of observational/ethological methods to the study of mental retardation, held at Lake Wilderness, Washington in June, 1976 SN - 0839111673 (v. 1) AV - RC569.9 .O27 U1 - 616.858 8 SAC PY - 1978/// CY - Baltimore PB - University Park Press KW - Mental retardation KW - Research KW - Congresses KW - Behavior KW - Ethology KW - Systems analysis N1 - Includes bibliographies and indexes; v. 1. Theory and applications in mental retardation.--v. 2. Data collection and analysis methods. v. 1 Table of Contents Contributors // Foreword // Preface // Ethological and ecological theories and their implications for the study of mental retardation // Conceptualizations and applications of observational methods to the study of retarded and non retarded individuals // Parent infant interaction studies // Observational methods in the study of cognitive development // Observational methods in the study of language development // Observational studies of group processes // Observational studies of behavior in community settings // Implications of observational methodology for planning and policy // Index // ER -