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Berman, Phyllis W.; And Others – Develop Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Discrimination Learning, Learning Processes
Download full textMiller, Frank D.; Moffat, Gene H. – 1970
A major concern of this report was to compare the effect of three verbal reinforcement combinations (VRCs) on the rate at which children learn a simultaneous two-choice discrimination problem. The experiments were designed to test the following: (1) whether relative effectiveness of the VRCs was dependent upon task complexity or subject age; (2)…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Conditioning, Discrimination Learning
Ahammer, Inge M.; Goulet, L. R. – Child Develop, 1969
Based on an MA thesis (Ahammer) submitted to West Virginia University.
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Discrimination Learning, Reinforcement
Peer reviewedStein, Norman; Landis, Richard – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1978
Twenty-eight five- and seven-year-old children were reinforced for key pressing according to a DRL (differential reinforcement of low rates) five-second schedule of reinforcement. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Stages, Discrimination Learning, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedFein, Greta G. – Developmental Psychology, 1973
A four choice discrimination problem was used to examine imitative behavior in children matched in mental age but differing in chronological age. The finding that older children imitated less than younger children is discussed in terms of socialization. (DP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Discrimination Learning, Elementary School Students
Gladstone, Roy – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Age Differences, Association (Psychology), Child Development, Children
Ruble, Diane N.; Nakamura, Charles Y. – 1972
This study examined variables related to problem-solving approaches of young children, using the theoretical framework provided by Zigler and his collaborators in their work on outerdirectedness. Four aspects of outerdirectedness were examined: developmental trends, effects of different types of reinforcement, effects of task difficulty, and pride…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavioral Science Research, Child Development, Cognitive Development
