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Peer reviewedO'leary, Susan G. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1974
Children's avoidance responses were conditioned and then extinguished in a laboratory analog of a social threat situation. (DP)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Discrimination Learning, Extinction (Psychology), Kindergarten
Peer reviewedSheslow, David V.; Erickson, Marilyn T. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1975
Depression in a college population was found to be correlated with small changes in many activities rather than with the large reductions in overt behavior reported for clinically depressed individuals. Results of the study suggest the possibility of an operant component in maintaining depressive behavior. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Depression (Psychology), Operant Conditioning
Ayllon, Maurie; Snyder, Susan – J Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Creative Development, Creative Dramatics, Grade 1
Download full textFouts, Gregory T. – 1974
This paper presents a pilot study designed to suggest an experiential interpretation of the development of extreme activity levels in infants (specifically, hyperactivity) and to demonstrate that general activity in infants may be influenced by the reinforcement contingencies established by mothers. Subjects were three 13-week-old infants. Operant…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Hyperactivity, Infant Behavior, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedGluck, John P.; Sackett, Gene P. – Developmental Psychology, 1976
Rhesus monkeys were reared in total isolation, in partial isolation, or under normal conditions with access to mothers and peers. Each group was compared on the rate of acquisition of a simple operant response. (GO)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Conditioning, Disadvantaged Environment, Infants
Carter, Robert D.; Stuart, Richard B. – Soc Work, 1970
Response to article in previous issue by Max Bruck (April 1968). Argues that behavioral approach has been empirically demonstrated to be effective in altering problem behavior, and offers advantages over more traditional approaches. Proposes that behavioral psychology can deal with all important aspects of complex human behavior. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Conditioning
Gruber, Ronald P. – J Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: College Graduates, Color, Discrimination Learning, Generalization
Peer reviewedSattler, Jerome M. – Journal of General Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Associative Learning, College Students, Psychological Needs, Reinforcement
Naito, Toru; Lipsitt, Lewis P. – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
"The conditionability of the eyeblink response using a photocell method with human infants was explored... The data indicate the feasibility of studying such conditioning in young infants. (Author)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Behavior Change, Conditioning, Eye Movements
Kennedy, John J. – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Responses
Edwards, Joseph S.; Peek, Vickie – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Mass Media
Peer reviewedHalle, James W.; Holt, Bonnie – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
Four young adults with moderate mental retardation were taught to include "please" as part of requests, and four environmental stimuli present during training were assessed. Results indicated that presence of a single stimulus or pair of stimuli increased the probability of the "please" response, whereas presence of other…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Generalization, Moderate Mental Retardation, Operant Conditioning
Direct linkRehfeldt, Ruth Anne; Root, Shannon L. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2005
This project examined whether a history of reinforced relational responding would result in derived requesting skills in 3 adults with disabilities. Participants were first taught to request preferred items using pictures; they were then taught conditional discriminations between pictures and their dictated names and between dictated names and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation, Adults, Skill Development
Brembs, Bjorn; Baxter, Douglas A.; Byrne, John H. – Learning & Memory, 2004
Operant and classical conditioning are major processes shaping behavioral responses in all animals. Although the understanding of the mechanisms of classical conditioning has expanded significantly, the understanding of the mechanisms of operant conditioning is more limited. Recent developments in "Aplysia" are helping to narrow the gap in the…
Descriptors: Operant Conditioning, Classical Conditioning, Responses, Animals
SCHWITZGEBEL, ROBERT – 1967
AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM OF SMALL TRANSCEIVER UNITS, PACKAGED IN A BELT WORN BY STUDENTS IN CLASS, WAS DESIGNED TO TRANSMIT LIGHT SIGNALS AND VIBRA-TACTILE CODED MESSAGES BETWEEN STUDENTS AND A COUNSELOR AT A CLINIC SCHOOL. FOUR MALE ADOLESCENTS SELECTED FOR LOW MOTIVATION, AGGRESSIVE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, AND HIGH PEER-GROUP RATING REPORTED THEIR TIME…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Attention Span
