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Peer reviewedMillar, W. Stuart – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1972
Initial experiment demonstrated operant acquisition of an instrumental hand-pulling response in 4-8-month-old infants; the effect achieved with contingent, noncontingent, delayed reinforcement, and the suppression, recovery, and facilitation effects of noncontingent stimulation are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Conditioning, Infant Behavior, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedMillar, W. Stuart; Schaffer, H. Rudolph – British Journal of Psychology, 1973
The present investigation was designed to compare the behavior of 6- and 9-month-old infants; visual as well as manipulative responses were recorded. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Feedback, Infant Behavior, Infants
Download full textMillar, W. Stuart; Schaffer, H. Rudolph – 1972
Six- and nine-month-old infants were exposed to contingent or non-contingent perceptual stimulation from a source which was spatially displaced at 60 from the infant's midline. Reliable operant acquisition was observed in the case of the nine-month-old infants, but not in the case of the six-month-old infants whose performance was similar to that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Infant Behavior, Object Manipulation, Operant Conditioning
