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Download full textParis, Scott G.; Cairns, Robert B. – 1971
The effectiveness of positive and negative evaluative comments for children's learning was assessed in a two-choice discrimination task. Results indicate that negative comments after incorrect responses greatly facilitated learning while positive comments after correct responses had little effect. To explain the findings, a naturalistic analysis…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary School Students, Learning, Learning Motivation
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. – 1971
The results of a group of studies, the objective of which was to clarify the conditions that account for the effectiveness of verbal approbation, are reported. Among the most significant findings were: (1) that the reinforcement properties of verbal approval are susceptible to distortion, misinterpretation or enhancement and must be applied in a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Discrimination Learning, Learning
