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ERIC Number: EJ086567
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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The Relative Effectiveness of Monetary Reinforcers and Adult Instructions in the Control of Children's Choice Behavior
Redd, William; Wheeler, Andrew J.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 16, 1, 63-75, Aug 73
Investigates the role of instructions in operant conditioning research with children. Subjects are verbally instructed to make an unreinforced response while an incompatible response is monetarily rewarded. Examines the effects of experimenter presence and characteristics of the adult giving the instructions. (DP)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Operant Conditioning, Reinforcement
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Identifiers: Choice Behavior; Discriminative Stimulus; Experimental Behavior; Instructions