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Peer reviewedLando, Harry A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
The ability of aversive conditioning and contingency management to control smoking was compared. Although contingency management was more effective in the short run, at a six-month follow-up treatment effects were no longer evident. (SE)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis, Conditioning, Contingency Management
Peer reviewedBellack, Alan S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
Self-reinforcement through positive or aversive covert imagery was studied in obesity treatment. Subjects were randomly assigned to no-imagery, self-punishment followed by self-reward, and self-reward followed by self-punishment conditions. Neither order nor kind of reinforcement made any difference. Both reinforcement groups were superior to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Imagery, Negative Reinforcement
Peer reviewedRomanczyk, Raymond G. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Two studies were performed comparing the effectiveness of fixed-ratio (FR) and variable-ratio (VR) schedules of punishment during application and extinction. Subjects were two young children. Both studies found significant positive "side effects" of punishment in terms of increased play and social behavior as well as increased performance of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Chaining, Children, Conditioning
