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Peer reviewedGekoski, Marcy J.; Fagen, Jeffrey W. – Child Development, 1984
Results obtained from 27 infants ranging in age from 10 to 12 weeks indicated that infants develop expectancies regarding how stimuli occurring in particular contexts should behave based on their prior experiences with these stimuli. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Expectation, Infant Behavior, Infants, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedRamey, Craig T.; Ourth, L. Lynn – Child Development, 1971
Results of this study indicate that learning occurred only under immediate reinforcement and that there was no developmental trend in the ability to withstand the detrimental effects of delayed reinforcement. (WY)
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Infants, Learning, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedDunst, Carl J.; Lingerfelt, Barbara – Child Development, 1985
Relationship between maternal ratings of temperament and operant learning was examined in 18 2- to 3-month-old infants. Subjects participated in a conjugate reinforcement experiment; mothers of subjects completed the Carey and McDevitt Revised Infant Temperament Questionnaire 2 to 3 days before the learning study. Two temperament dimensions,…
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Learning, Mother Attitudes, Operant Conditioning
