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Peer reviewedOrbach, Israel – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Boys (N=55) aged 8-11, categorized as impulsives by the Matching Familiar Figures test, participated in a study comparing the effects of three different techniques, designed to change an impulsive cognitive style on response accuracy and response latency. Subjects trained to increase response latency did show a significant increase in latency.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Modeling (Psychology)
Peer reviewedLobitz, W. Charles; Burns, William – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
A strategy for teachers and consultants which moves from less to more intrusive interventions is described and demonstrated with a case example. Private feedback was ineffective in reducing a child's inappropriate behavior, but introduction of public feedback resulted in a decrease in inappropriate behavior to below the class average. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedLewis, Timothy J.; Powers, Lisa J.; Kelk, Michele J.; Newcomer, Lori L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2002
Investigated the efficacy of positive behavior support (PBS) prevention/early intervention strategies on the rate of problem behavior displayed by elementary schools students during recess. Specifically, this study examined the effects of directly teaching playground-related behaviors and the use of a group contingency to reinforce mastery in an…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention
Peer reviewedHill, Ada D.; Strain, Phillip S. – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
The effects of teacher-delivered social reinforcers on the task persistent behavior of children enrolled in an intermediate class for the educable mentally retarded were studied. Increases in the level of task persistent behavior and the administration of social reinforcement were functionally related. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
