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Download full textPrieto, Alfonso G.; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr. – 1977
A study involving four boys (9 to 14 years old) labeled as emotionally handicapped was conducted to examine the effect of a verbal cueing technique (involving an illogical statement which evokes psychological reactance) on behaviorally disordered children. Illogical statements made by the teacher produced positive change in target behaviors (such…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Contingency Management, Cues
Shimoff, Eliot H.; Matthews, Byron A. – 1980
Five experiments were conducted to determine whether properties inherent in some training procedures may subtly influence the adaptability of skilled performance of complex tasks. The first two experiments assessed the insensitivity of low-rate performances. Examined in the third experiment was the issue of whether instructions that focus…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style
