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Condition-Related Reactivity: The Interaction of Observation and Intervention in Increasing Peer Praising in Preschool Children.
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Harris, Francis C.; Lahey, Benjamin B. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1986
The reactivity of normal preschool children's peer praising behavior to observer presence was investigated during baseline and intervention conditions. Evaluation of an intervention package designed to increase peer praising suggested reactivity to observation during intervention. Results have implications for evaluation of internal validity of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Observation, Peer Relationship
The Effects of Training Students with Learning and Behavior Disorders to Modify the Behavior of Their Peers.
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Sugai, George; Chanter, Carol – Education and Treatment of Children, 1989
The study investigated the effects of training two learning and behavior disordered elementary students to ignore the inappropriate behavior and to reinforce the appropriate behavior of three peers who were also learning and behavior disordered. Results indicated the students were able to utilize extinction and reinforcement procedures…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities
Enhancing Interest in Peer Interaction: A Developmental Analysis.
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Boggiano, Ann K.; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Examines the effects of providing different reasons for young children inteacting with a peer during play. Shows that dispositional or situational information about an unknown peer affects children's impressions of that peer differently, depending on the age of the child. (HOD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Childhood Interests, Interpersonal Competence
Feed the Hungry Bee: Using Positive Peer Reports to Improve the Social Interactions and Acceptance of a Socially Rejected Girl in Residential Care.
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Ervin, Ruth A.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1996
Peers of a socially rejected seventh-grade girl were rewarded for publicly reporting positive aspects of the girl's behavior. Results indicated that positive peer reports reduced negative social interactions to near zero and increased positive interactions to above 70%. In addition, social acceptance ratings of the girl increased from…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention