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Fouts, Gregory T.; And Others – Child Development, 1976
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects on 32 preschool children of being imitated and counterimitated (performing the opposite behavior) by an adult. (BRT)
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Imitation, Positive Reinforcement, Preschool Children
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Winston, Andrew S.; Redd, William H. – Child Development, 1976
The effects of adult presence and reinforcement payoff on subsequent instruction were studied with second and third grade children. (BRT)
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Elementary School Students, Positive Reinforcement, Primary Education
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Birch, Leann Lipps; And Others – Child Development, 1984
To investigate the effects of instrumental eating on food preferences, 45 preschool children were assigned to either instrumental eating or control conditions. Preference data obtained before and after a series of snack sessions (consisting of milk beverages) demonstrated a significant negative shift in preference for the instrumental groups.…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Eating Habits, Food, Motivation
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Paniagua, Freddy A.; Baer, Donald M. – Child Development, 1982
Three experiments analyze correspondence training as a chain of five events consisting of a promise, a series of behaviors leading from the promise to its nonverbal fulfillment (called "intermediate behavior"), a nonverbal behavior that fulfills the promise, a verbal report, and a nonverbal (or reported) behavior. Eight three- to…
Descriptors: Behavior Chaining, Contingency Management, Operant Conditioning, Positive Reinforcement