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Remington, R. E.; Strongman, D. T. – British Journal of Psychology, 1972
Study was designed to investigate the effects of signalled non-contingent reward on the operant behaviour of human subjects. (Authors)
Descriptors: Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Positive Reinforcement, Psychological Studies
Malala, John; Major, Anthony; Maunez-Cuadra, Jose; McCauley-Bell, Pamela – Online Submission, 2007
The main argument being presented in this paper is that instructional designers and educational researchers need to shift their attention from performance to interest. Educational digital games have to aim at building lasting interest in real world applications. The main hypothesis advocated in this paper is that the use of rewards in educational…
Descriptors: Rewards, Positive Reinforcement, Operant Conditioning, Educational Games
Hamilton, Marshall L. – J Genet Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Conditioning, Discrimination Learning, Learning Motivation
O'Leary, K. Daniel; And Others – Behav. Res. & Therapy, 1966
Experimental modification of destructive and assaultive sibling interaction was carried out within the home environment. Two brothers (6 and 3 years old) were treated through token positive reinforcement techniques in an effort to improve their behavior towards each other. A "time out" from reinforcement procedures involved an isolation period for…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Conditioning
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
Yeshiva Univ., New York, NY. Ferkauf Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. – 1966
This conference report consists of two presented papers and a selected bibliography. The paper by Joan Gussow, "Behavioral Management and Educational Goals," is concerned with operant conditioning as a theory of learning and an instructional method. Basing their methods on the work of B.F. Skinner, educators who are proponents of this…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Conditioning

Sabatino, David A.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1976
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Operant Conditioning, Positive Reinforcement, Primary Education
Munoz, Leo – 1968
Behavior can be modified because it is governed by its consequences. Observable behavior, excluding its causes, is modified by the application of techniques derived from B.F. Skinner's operant learning theory. Optimum effects can be achieved only after thorough knowledge of the child is gained, particularly in the area of his capabilities. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Learning Theories, Motivation Techniques
SCHWITZGEBEL, ROBERT – 1967
AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM OF SMALL TRANSCEIVER UNITS, PACKAGED IN A BELT WORN BY STUDENTS IN CLASS, WAS DESIGNED TO TRANSMIT LIGHT SIGNALS AND VIBRA-TACTILE CODED MESSAGES BETWEEN STUDENTS AND A COUNSELOR AT A CLINIC SCHOOL. FOUR MALE ADOLESCENTS SELECTED FOR LOW MOTIVATION, AGGRESSIVE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR, AND HIGH PEER-GROUP RATING REPORTED THEIR TIME…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Attention Span
Hester, Bob F.; And Others – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1976
An institutionalized, retarded, adult male's response to verbal commands was increased through the use of positive control of a discriminative stimulus. Operant conditioning was noted as a possible means of enabling retarded individuals to acquire behaviors fundamental to a self-help repetoire. (Editor)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Educational Research, Mental Retardation, Positive Reinforcement
Tymchuk, Alexander J. – 1970
Twenty mildly and moderately retarded boys (age 12 to 18 years) participated in a behavior modification program in which adaptive behavior was rewarded through tokens or privileges, while maladaptive behavior was controlled through the use of fines and removal from the situation. The preliminary results (based on four months of operation) showed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Exceptional Child Research, Mild Mental Retardation
Larsen, Lawrence A.; Bricker, William A. – 1968
Designed for both parents and teachers, the handbook presents methods for educating the moderately and severely retarded child. Those methods include measuring progress, rewarding and punishing, ways of using rewards and punishers, ways of giving positive reinforcers and punishers, withholding reinforcers (extinction), letting the child reward…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Rating Scales, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments
Jacobs, John F. – 1970
The use of operant techniques in the classroom, especially with slow learners, was investigated, and several types of reinforcement were compared. Subjects were 129 fourth graders enrolled in a middle school in a disadvantaged rural Florida community. The subjects were stratified by race, sex, and homeroom and were randomly assigned to one of five…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Techniques, Group Instruction
Hunsaker, Alan C. – 1981
The effect of general and subject-specific prompts in eliciting a zero- or low-probability behavior in three Hispanic gang members, selected because of their artistic or writing abilities, was examined by monitoring their behavior in submitting any original work, written or pictorial, that could be published in a community newsletter. Dependent…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Contingency Management, Creative Activities, Cues
Sibley, Sally A.; And Others – 1967
The goal of the investigation was to eliminate the disruptive, resistant and assaultive behaviors and increase the appropriate peer interaction of an economically disadvantaged kindergarten white boy. The treatment program involved presentation of adult (teacher) attention contingent upon desirable classroom behavior, withholding of attention…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
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