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Peer reviewedThelen, Esther; Fisher, Donna M. – Child Development, 1983
Subjects were six normal infants whose kicks were or were not reinforced. Examines how the temporal structure of kicking changed when infants learned a mobile task. Quantifies amplitude changes in spontaneous kicks versus those used operantly, and investigates whether reinforcement makes kicking more "efficient" through reducing…
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Infants, Positive Reinforcement, Spontaneous Behavior
Peer reviewedPaniagua, Freddy A.; Baer, Donald M. – Child Development, 1982
Three experiments analyze correspondence training as a chain of five events consisting of a promise, a series of behaviors leading from the promise to its nonverbal fulfillment (called "intermediate behavior"), a nonverbal behavior that fulfills the promise, a verbal report, and a nonverbal (or reported) behavior. Eight three- to…
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Contingency Management, Operant Conditioning, Positive Reinforcement
Peer reviewedCoates, Brian; And Others – Child Development, 1976
This study was designed to assess the influence of "Sesame Street" and "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," two popular children's television programs, on the social behavior of 26 children. (BRT)
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Television, Observation, Positive Reinforcement
