Abstract
An avoidance procedure was utilized in an attempt to reduce the long latencies of verbal responding in a mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed adolescent to a set of 5 Peabody Picture Vocabulary Cards. The results indicated that latencies could be shortened appreciably by the avoidance paradigm, and the resultant shortened latencies could be maintained by a reinforcement procedure. Follow-up, 47 days after termination of the experiment, demonstrated durability of the effects. Generalization was shown to occur to cards not previously employed in an experimental manipulation and to a different therapist.
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