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Irwin, Louise; Renner, K. Edward – J Abnorm Psychol, 1969
Based in part on a PhD dissertation (Irwin) submitted to the University of Pennsylvania.
Descriptors: Negative Reinforcement, Performance Factors, Positive Reinforcement, Schizophrenia
Becker, Paul W. – J Exp Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Learning Theories, Negative Reinforcement, Positive Reinforcement
McManis, Donald L.; and others – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Motivation, Negative Reinforcement
Peer reviewedCairns, Robert B. – Child Development, 1970
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Extinction (Psychology), Negative Reinforcement, Positive Reinforcement
Download full textSPENCE, JANET T. – 1966
AS PART OF THE RESEARCH ON THE INFLUENCE OF RESPONSE-CONTINGENT REINFORCERS ON THE LEARNING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR OF CHILDREN, THE EFFECTS OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF VARIABLES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN OF THREE AGE LEVELS (4-5, 7-8, AND 10-11), SELECTED EQUALLY FROM MIDDLE- AND LOWER-CLASS BACKGROUNDS, WERE INVESTIGATED. THE EXPERIMENTAL…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Learning Processes, Lower Class, Middle Class
Siegel, Alexander W.; Van Cara, Flo – 1970
One hundred and eight kindergarten and elementary school children, 36 at each of three age levels (5, 7, and 9 years) participated in the experiment. All children were presented a three-part successive discrimination task; original learning, presentation of incidental stimuli, and a test of recongition and recall of the incidental material.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Discrimination Learning, Elementary School Students, Incidental Learning
KLAUS, DAVID J.; AND OTHERS – 1965
INDIVIDUAL TEAM MEMBERS HAD SHOWN REDUCED PROFICIENCY WHEN INDIVIDUAL TRAINING WAS STOPPED AND TEAM TRAINING BEGUN. THIS STUDY ASSESSED THE EFFECTS OF SUPERVISORY FEEDBACK TO INDIVIDUAL TEAM MEMBERS ON THE RATE AT WHICH TEAMS ACQUIRED PROFICIENCY. SUBJECTS WERE 24 THREE MAN SERIES TEAMS, 18 TEAMS GROUPED BY LOW, MEDIUM, AND HIGH LEVELS OF…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Criteria, Evaluation, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Applefield, James M. – 1975
The present study evaluates the immediate effects of an experimentally manipulated social comparison on the subsequent behavior of lower socioeconomic status black children four to five and seven to eight years of age. The effects of four conditions of social comparison are measured with respect to the children's self-reinforcement,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Educational Sociology, Elementary Education, Interaction Process Analysis
Development of Independence: Locus of Control, Achievement Motivation and Self vs. Adult Evaluation.
PDF pending restorationDickie, Jane R.; Mast, Vicki A. – 1974
The development and interrelationship of various measures of independence in children ages 3-12 are examined. Subjects were scored on measures of locus of control and achievement motivation and were rated by teachers on independence and achievement. Subjects were also scored on reliance on adult evaluation and self-evaluation. The results showed…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Child Development
