Delay of Reinforcement Development.

Walls, Richard T.

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Publication Date: 1973

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Delay of Reinforcement Development

Walls, Richard T.

Child Development, 44, 3, 689-692, Sep 73

Preschool, third-, and sixth-grade classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged or nondisadvantaged were subjects in a voluntary-delay-of-reinforcement paradigm. Results indicated a shift from preference for immediate reinforcement in preschool to deferred selection in sixth grade for both socioeconomic groups. (ST)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Delay of Gratification, Early Childhood Education, Need Gratification, Reinforcement, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Influences

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