4 groups of Ss ( N = 24 ) were exposed for different lengths of time to a situation where the variable of "meaningfulness" (in terms of contingency of food and water presentation on behaviour) was manipulated. Predicted differences in weight gain and emotionality but not in problem-solving ability were found. Certain shortcomings of the design as well as the inadequacy of testing tools presently available, were discussed as possible confounding factors. It was concluded that the experimental analysis of behaviour framework offered a useful alternative approach in investigating problems of early development.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/18376 |
| Date | January 1971 |
| Creators | Vasiljkovich, Alexandra |
| Contributors | Radloff, W P |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Psychology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MA |
| Format | application/pdf |
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