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Effects of Spatial Separation of Stimulus, Response, and Reward in Discrimination Learning by Children
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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
Preadolescents' Social-Emotional Adjustment and Selective Attrition in Family Research.
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Weinberger, Daniel A.; And Others – Child Development, 1990
A study of sixth grade boys and their families hypothesized that boys who were prone to high levels of distress but low or moderate levels of self-restraint would be particularly unlikely to agree to make considerable efforts to complete tasks that were not especially enjoyable. Results supported the hypothesis. (RH)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Affective Behavior, Attrition (Research Studies), Elementary School Students
Age Differences in Children's Memory of Information about Aggressive, Socially Withdrawn, and Prosociable Boys and Girls.
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Bukowski, William M. – Child Development, 1990
In two studies, second and sixth graders heard descriptions of hypothetical boys and girls who were either aggressive, socially withdrawn, or prosociable. Subjects' memories of items in the descriptions were assessed. Results indicated that school-age and early adolescent children's recall of information about a peer is affected by the peer's…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students