Self-Reinforcement by Recorded Telephone Messages to Maintain Nonsmoking Behavior.

Dubren, Ron

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ERIC Number: EJ167407

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Publication Date: 1977

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Self-Reinforcement by Recorded Telephone Messages to Maintain Nonsmoking Behavior

Dubren, Ron

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 45, 3, 358-360, Jun 77

Ex-smokers (N = 61) who had stopped smoking as part of a televised "clinic" were assigned to either a tape-reinforcement or nonreinforcement condition and were followed up a month later. A self-regulated reward system can be an extremely cost-effective tool in preventing short-term recidivism among neophyte ex-smokers. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Reinforcement, Research Projects, Self Control, Smoking, Telephone Instruction

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