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Ramey, Craig T.; Goulet, L. R. – Child Development, 1971
Male school children of three age levels were tested on a 2-choice visual discrimination task that varied in spatial continguity of stimulus, response, and reward. Separation of stimulus from response and reward was found to retard learning. (WY)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Grade 2, Grade 4, Grade 6
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Masters, John C. – Child Development, 1973
Study tests the hypothesis that younger children's self-reinforcing tendencies would be governed by prior social comparison concerning the relative amounts of rewards each received by himself and a peer, while older children will take into account whether any observed discrepancy in rewards received is merited or arbitrary. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Data Analysis, Grade 2, Peer Relationship
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Bryan, James H. – Child Development, 1971
An investigation of immediate and delayed vicarious reinforcements upon children's imitative self-sacrificing behavior. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Altruism, Behavioral Science Research, Data Analysis
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Zimmerman, Barry J.; Pike, Earl O. – Child Development, 1972
The question-asking behavior of disadvantaged Mexican-American second-grade children was found readily modifiable using an adult model offering contingent praise. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Disadvantaged Youth, Generalization, Grade 2