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Download full textMostofsky, David – 1967
The purpose of this study was to measure nonverbally the preference of alternative responses when the net probability of being rewarded was the same. A demonstration of preference under these circumstances would suggest the ability to control or maintain behavior without explicit administration of a reinforcing agent. Head Start children were used…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Disadvantaged, Motivation Techniques, Patterned Responses
