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ERIC Number: EJ065563
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1972
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A Study of Operant Conditioning Under Delayed Reinforcement in Early Infancy
Millar, W. Stuart
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 37, 2, 1-44, May 72
Initial experiment demonstrated operant acquisition of an instrumental hand-pulling response in 4-8-month-old infants; the effect achieved with contingent, noncontingent, delayed reinforcement, and the suppression, recovery, and facilitation effects of noncontingent stimulation are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Conditioning, Infant Behavior, Operant Conditioning, Positive Reinforcement, Responses
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