Resolving Contradictory Findings on Sex and Social Class Differences in Children's Responses to Reinforcement.

Munson, Stuart; Lehrer, Paul M.

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Resolving Contradictory Findings on Sex and Social Class Differences in Children's Responses to Reinforcement

Munson, Stuart; Lehrer, Paul M.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 20, 3, 487-495, Dec 75

The relative effectiveness of two types of verbal reinforcement and one type of tangible reinforcement on a two-choice discrimination task was determined for middle and lower class male and female preschool children. It is suggested that consideration of baseline and IQ might have reconciled disparate findings of previous studies. (GO)

Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Intelligence Differences, Positive Reinforcement, Preschool Education, Sex Differences, Social Class

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