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Weisberg, Paul; Kennedy, Dale B. – J Exp Child Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Conditioning, Extinction (Psychology)

English, Justin; Allison, James – Psychological Review, 1993
A model is presented that demonstrates that a random response to external constraint can produce results similar to those predicted by more complex models. Behavior that appears rational, optimal, or adaptive may truly be a random response to external constraint. Predictions based on this model may provide appropriate null hypotheses. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Graphs, Hypothesis Testing, Mathematical Models
Pederson, David R.; And Others – 1969
In this study designed to compare the relative pacifying properties of horizontal and vertical rocking, 13 infants (mean age--58 days) were each tested on two subsequent days. The rocking device was a cradle that could be manipulated to produce side-to-side rocking similar to a commercial cradle or up-and-down rocking. In its up-and-down mode, the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Graphs, Infant Behavior
Atkinson, Donald R.; And Others – 1978
Subjects were 46 undergraduates attending a major West Coast university who self-monitored their study behavior for four weeks under one of four conditions: (1) expectation of reactivity; (2) cumulative charting, (3) combined expectation and charting; and (4) control group (given no expectation or cumulative chart). Although definitive conclusions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, College Students