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The Role of Antecedent Positive and Negative Comments in the Control of Children's Behavior

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Redd, William H.; Winston, Andrew S. – Child Development, 1974

The relative effectiveness of positive and negative adult preference statements in controlling children's behavior was studied. Results indicated that the adult's antecedent negative comments exerted greater control over the children than did the positive comments. (ST)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Discrimination Learning, Feedback, Preschool Children

The Effects of Consequences on Patterns of Social Interaction: A Quasi-Experimental Approach to Reinforcement in Natural Interaction.

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Snyder, James; Patterson, Gerald R. – Child Development, 1986

Identifies reliable mother action-child reaction patterns and assesses the effect of maternal consequences for those patterns on the probability of their subsequent occurrence. (HOD)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Compliance (Psychology), Mothers