Effects of Varying Contingency and Directness of Rewards upon Children's Performance under Implicit Reward Conditions.

Sharpley, Christopher F.

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ERIC Number: EJ372546

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Publication Date: 1988

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Effects of Varying Contingency and Directness of Rewards upon Children's Performance under Implicit Reward Conditions.

Sharpley, Christopher F.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v45 n3 p422-37 Jun 1988

Investigated the application of verbal praise as a reward with 84 third and fourth grade children who completed a digit-symbol coding task under contingent versus noncontingent and direct versus implicit reward conditions. Noncontingent rewards possessed no significant reinforcer effect under either reward condition. (SKC)

Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Psychological Studies, Reinforcement, Rewards, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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