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Peer reviewedBufford, Rodger K. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1971
Reports three experiments conducted to investigate factors controlling performance of nonreinforced verbal imitation. (WY)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Graphs, Imitation, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedSteinman, Warren M. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1970
The results of three experiments involving 6 young children suggest that the generalized imitation effect may not be entirely due to the child's inability to discriminate reinforced fron nonreinforced occasions. Instructional and social variables may strongly influence the generalized imitation effect. (WY)
Descriptors: Conditioning, Discrimination Learning, Imitation, Individual Instruction
Download full textSteinman, Warren M. – 1973
Six studies relevant to the analysis of generalized imitative behavior are described. The first examined the role of verbal instructions in generalized imitation by comparing the use of a "do this" instruction with no such instruction and the use of positive reinforcement with no reinforcement. The tenacity of generalized imitation in this study…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Discrimination Learning, Imitation, Instruction
Peer reviewedBucher, Bradley – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1973
Results imply that sets of instructions may form a response class, with characteristics similar to those found in studies of generalized imitation. (Author)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Data Analysis, Discrimination Learning, Emotional Disturbances
