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Peer reviewedGutkin, Terry B. – Journal of Psychology, 1978
Reports on a study that used positive reinforcement on a group of fourth and fifth graders to underscore the contingent relationship between student behavior and environment and thus develop a more internal locus of control. Shows that experimental subjects were significantly more internal than their placebo or control group counterparts following…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Change Agents, Change Strategies
