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Konecni, Vladimir J.; Slamecka, Norman J. – Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972
Results strongly question the causal relationship often postulated between verbal operant conditioning and the awareness of contingency. (Authors)
Descriptors: Listening, Nouns, Perception, Reinforcement
Kennedy, John J. – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Responses
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
Smith, Roger C. – J Gen Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Problem Solving
Eisenman, Russell – Percept Mot Skills, 1969
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Creativity, Creativity Research, Experiments
Etaugh, Claire Falk – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Anxiety, Females, Learning Theories, Neurosis
Mikulas, William L. – Psychol Rep, 1970
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Experiments, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Dixon, Theodore R.; Smith, Roger C. – J Gen Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Memory
Holmes, David S.; Appelbaum, Alan S. – J Personality Soc Psychol, 1970
Shows that subjects who receive the impression that psychology experiments are worthless exert less time and effort in task performance than subjects who believe in favorable comments, although both groups indicate similar amounts of effort on self-rating scales. Bibliography and table. (RW)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Data Analysis
Mandel, Steven L.; Goodstein, Leonard D. – Psychol Rep, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Laungani, Devika – J Gen Psychol, 1970
Descriptors: Experiments, Habit Formation, Learning Experience, Learning Theories
PDF pending restorationHINER, GLADYS; VINEY, WAYNE – 1967
TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF OVERTRAINING ON REVERSAL AND NONREVERSAL SHIFTS OF CUES, 96 NORMAL (MEAN AGE = 117 MONTHS, MEAN IQ = 109.8) AND 96 RETARDED CHILDREN (MEAN AGE = 119 MONTHS, MEAN IQ = 70.1) WERE TESTED ON A SIMULTANEOUS 2-CHOICE DISCRIMINATION TASK. SUBJECTS WERE TRAINED ON TWO LEVELS (CRITERION AND OVERTRAINING). FOLLOWING TRAINING ON THE…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Grade 4, Learning
Download full textThorvilson, Virginia; Litzenberger, Jerry – 1976
This experiment involved training students in self-instruction (specifically, teaching them to verbally cue and instruct themselves through given assignments), as an alternative to the direct intervention method for increasing on-task behavior and decreasing disruptive behavior in the elementary school classroom. Assignment completion rather than…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Assignments, Behavior Change, Elementary School Students
Bommarito, James W. – 1968
In an attempt to develop an instrument to screen emotionally disturbed children, a study was designed to verify and extend previous research findings. These findings indicated that adjusted children in kindergarten exhibited greater conditionality on a simple discrimination learning task than maladjusted pupils under a process of continuous mild…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
