Operant Conditioning Principles in the Treatment of Learning and Behavior Problems with Delinquent Boys.

Bednar, Richard L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ028885

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Publication Date: 1970

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Operant Conditioning Principles in the Treatment of Learning and Behavior Problems with Delinquent Boys

Bednar, Richard L.; And Others

Journal of Counseling Psychology, 17, 6 pt1, 492-497, Nov '70

This study on operant conditioning showed that both groups showed significant improvement in reading skills from pretest to posttest, but that the reinforced group showed significantly more improvement than the nonreinforced group. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Learning, Operant Conditioning, Reading, Reinforcement

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