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Direct linkLowenkron, Barry – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2006
This research examined the role the two constituents of joint control, the tact and the echoic, play in producing accurate selections of novel stimuli in response to their spoken descriptions. Experiment 1 examined the role of tacts. In response to unfamiliar spoken descriptions, children learned to select from among six successively presented…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Probability, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Selection
Download full textENDSLEY, RICHARD C.; KESSEL, LESLEY D.
TWO EXPERIMENTS WERE PERFORMED TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF RELATIVE NOVELTY ON CHOICE BEHAVIOR. IN THE FIRST, 48 CHILDREN OF MEAN AGE 4.4 YEARS WERE PREEXPOSED TO 1 OF 2 SETS OF TOYS FOR 0, 1, 3, OR 5 MINUTES. EACH WAS THEN GIVEN 10 OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY WITH 1 SET FOR 30 SECONDS. THE MEAN NUMBER OF CHOICES OF THE NOVEL SET INCREASED WITH THE…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Curiosity, Kindergarten Children, Patterned Responses
Perlmutter, Lawrence C.; Monty, Richard A. – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1973
The purpose of the present experiments was to further explore the role of choice by giving Ss the opportunity to choose the stimulus words rather than the response words. (Author)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Motivation, Paired Associate Learning
Kuhn, David E.; DeLeon, Iser G.; Terlonge, Cindy; Goysovich, Richard – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Stimulus preference assessments for individuals with developmental disabilities typically involve offering choices among stimuli and providing immediate access to the chosen stimuli. Several researchers have explored the utility of presenting choices verbally, thereby obviating the need to present the choices in tangible form and deliver access to…
Descriptors: Verbal Stimuli, Developmental Disabilities, Comparative Analysis, Reinforcement
