Social Reinforcer Satiation: An Outcome of Frequency Not Ambiguity--Sometimes.

Barton, Edward J.; Ascione, Frank R.

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ERIC Number: EJ218095

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Publication Date: 1978-Jul

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Social Reinforcer Satiation: An Outcome of Frequency Not Ambiguity--Sometimes.

Barton, Edward J.; Ascione, Frank R.

Developmental Psychology, v14 n4 p363-70 Jul 1978

Examines the effects of frequency and contingency of reinforcement on the social deprivation-satiation phenomenon. Third- and fourth-grade children were given pretraining involving variations of reinforcement in the form of praise. In a subsequent discrimination test, correct responses were consistently praised. (Author/SS)

Descriptors: Contingency Management, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Positive Reinforcement, Rewards, Sex Differences, Social Reinforcement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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