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Gee, Thomas C. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1972
In an investigation of the effects of praise, negative comment and no comment on expository compositions of eleventh grade students, author hypothesized that praise might increase motivation more than criticism or no comment. He suggests an experiment to test this phypothesis. (NL)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Experiments, Grade 11

Hutchinson, Sam, Jr.; Lair, Charles V. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Cues, Feedback

Haynes, Linda E.; Kanfer, Frederick H. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Feedback

Sheikh, Anees A.; Cook, Donald C. – Journal of Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Elementary School Students, Interaction
Martens, Rainer – Research Quarterly of the AAHPER, 1971
Descriptors: Control Groups, Elementary School Students, Experimental Groups, Males

Harris, Mary B. – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Grade 3, Grade 5

Landy, Frank J. – Journal of Applied Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Individual Differences, Job Satisfaction, Males

Fergenson, P. Everett; Teichner, Warren H. – Journal of General Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Cues, Discrimination Learning

Rydberg, Sven – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1971
Descriptors: Attention Span, Beginning Reading, Discrimination Learning, Learning Processes

Zahorik, John A. – Elementary School Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Feedback, Measurement Instruments, Motivation

Hamilton, David L.; And Others – Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Learning Processes, Males
Robinson, James C.; Robinson, Linda E. – Training, 1979
Presents specific methods for trainers to use in conjunction with their supervisory training programs in order to increase the amount of skill transfer that supervisors bring to the job. Methods include developing skill mastery, building confidence, and applying skills immediately. Post-training reinforcement sources for the supervisors are noted.…
Descriptors: Motivation, Personnel Management, Reinforcement, Skill Development

Gregory, Mary K. – Journal of Educational Research, 1976
Students with an internal locus of control functioned well under a variety of conditions while students needing extrinsic reinforcement functioned well only when feedback was provided by the experimenter. (MM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Feedback, Learning Theories

Lerman, Dorthea C.; Iwata, Brian A.; Rainville, Beth; Adelinis, John D.; Crosland, Kimberly; Kogan, Jeffrey – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1997
The effects of reinforcement choice on task performance were examined with six individuals (ages 6-39) who had been diagnosed with severe to profound mental retardation. Findings indicated that access to choice did not improve the task performance of the subjects when highly preferred items were already incorporated into instructional programs.…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Decision Making, Developmental Disabilities

Gove, Walter R. – Social Forces, 1994
Outlines a theory of human motivation that focuses on the unpredictability of life, innate and noninnate differences in individual characteristics, individual responsibility for actions, importance of a meaningful life, intrinsic physiologic rewards of behavior, gender differences in behavior, adult psychological maturation, and limitations of the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Behavior Theories, Individual Characteristics, Learning Theories