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Peer reviewedFeshbach, Norma D.; Devor, Geraldine – Child Development, 1969
This study investigates the relationship between social-class factors and patterns of reinforcement used by preschool children when instructing younger peers. It was hypothesized that middle class Caucasian children would spontaneously use more positive reinforcements and lower class children more negative reinforcements when interacting with…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Negative Reinforcement, Peer Relationship, Peer Teaching
Feshbach, Norma D.; Devor, Geraldine – Child Develop, 1969
Research supported in part by U.S. Office of Education, OEC-4-6-061646-1909.
Descriptors: Negative Reinforcement, Peer Teaching, Positive Reinforcement, Preschool Children
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The purpose of the present investigation is to assess social class and race differences in the use of reinforcement by mothers and children. The general hypotheses underlying this approach is the expectation of a functional similarity between social class and race effects on the use of reinforcements by mothers and children. The subjects were 109…
Descriptors: Black Mothers, Middle Class Parents, Mothers, Negative Reinforcement
