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ERIC Number: EJ146248
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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A Comparison of Reward and Response Cost on an Academic Task
Winnick, R. H.; Murphy, M. D.
Psychology in the Schools, 13, 4, 432-434, Oct 76
The effects of Response Cost, Reward, and No Consequence conditions in the performance of high and low ability students on an academic task were compared. An examination of the continued use in the schools of grading motivational procedures based on Response Cost techniques is suggested. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Low Ability Students, Motivation, Performance Factors, Reinforcement, Research Projects, Rewards, Student Characteristics, Task Performance
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