

After participants were exposed to both task variation and task repetition conditions, they were allowed to choose between them. Lancioni, G E O'Reilly, M F Campodonico, F Mantini, MĪn assessment of preferences between task variation and task repetition with four adults with profound developmental disabilities was implemented. Task variation versus task repetition for people with profound developmental disabilities: an assessment of preferences.

A longitudinal study on 146 participants was carried out to investigate the links between developmental progression in adolescence and young adulthood and happiness, which was… This study tested Havighurst's (1948) contention that successful attainment of age-specific developmental tasks leads to happiness and success in achieving subsequent tasks. We tested the hypothesis that developmental changes in task switch performance are associated with changes in the facilitating or interfering effect of the previously retrieved stimulus-response (S-R) association.…ĭoes Successful Attainment of Developmental Tasks Lead to Happiness and Success in Later Developmental Tasks? A Test of Havighurst's (1948) Theses Task switching requires the ability to flexibly switch between task rules and responses, and is sensitive to developmental change. Switching between Tasks and Responses: A Developmental StudyĬrone, Eveline A. One writer has identified eight developmental tasks that teenagers must undertake as they move toward adulthood: discovering one's sex role in our culture, developing relationships with peers, achieving an easy… The significance of adolescent literature has been judged on the basis of the developmental tasks encountered by the main character. The Ultimate Developmental Task in Adolescent Literature.ĮRIC Educational Resources Information Center
