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Download full textCairns, Robert B. – 1973
Experimental and ethological studies were undertaken to clarify the role of positive and negative evaluations in the control of the child's performance on laboratory and classroom learning tasks. The results indicate that "social reinforcers" are effective to the extent that they communicate to the child unambiguous information on the adequacy of…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Development, Elementary School Students, Evaluation
