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Peer reviewedRedd, William H. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1974
In two experiments involving a two-choice marble dropping game children responded more to social control than to the magnitude of the reward. (ST)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavioral Science Research, Experimenter Characteristics, Grade 1
Effects of Varying Amount of Reward in Free Operant Conditioning of Humans on a Fixed-Ratio Schedule
Webb, James T.; Hirschfield, Paul P. – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Experiments
Download full textJacobs, John F. – 1970
The use of operant techniques in the classroom, especially with slow learners, was investigated, and several types of reinforcement were compared. Subjects were 129 fourth graders enrolled in a middle school in a disadvantaged rural Florida community. The subjects were stratified by race, sex, and homeroom and were randomly assigned to one of five…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Techniques, Group Instruction
