Establishment of Praise as a Reinforcer in Chronic Schizophrenics.

Caulfield, Joseph B.; Martin, Randall B.

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Publication Date: 1976

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Establishment of Praise as a Reinforcer in Chronic Schizophrenics

Caulfield, Joseph B.; Martin, Randall B.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 44, 1, 61-66, Feb 76

The present study explored a method of altering the reinforcing properties of the verbal event good in chronic, process, nonparanoid schizophrenics. When good was repeatedly paired with the termination of censure in the reaction time task, it became an effective reinforcer on a subsequent verbal conditioning task. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Negative Reinforcement, Patients, Punishment, Reaction Time, Reinforcement, Research Projects, Schizophrenia, Verbal Operant Conditioning

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