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ERIC Number: EJ333965
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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An Examination of the Effect of Tangible and Social Reinforcers on Intelligence Test Performance of Middle School Students.
Miller, Janice; Eller, Ben F.
Social Behavior and Personality, v13 n2 p147-57 1985
Determined if intelligence quotient mean test scores of middle school students could be increased through the use of money and praise. Results indicated lower class performance increased with monetary reward, whites' performance increased with verbal praise, and white females' and middle class males' performance increased with monetary reward followed by verbal praise. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Middle Schools, Performance Factors, Preadolescents, Racial Differences, Scores, Social Differences, Social Reinforcement, Test Wiseness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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