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The Evocative and Repertoire-Altering Effects of Contingency-Specifying Stimuli

The effects of deadlines in contingency-specifying stimuli among nine 4 to 5 year old children were investigated. Each child was given verbal statements differing in the specified deadline, the delivery of the reinforcer, and the opportunity to respond. The results indicated: (a) statements not specifying deadlines or reinforcers failed to control the children's behavior reliably, (b) specifying deadlines, either immediate or delayed, and immediate reinforcers exerted reliable control over the children's behavior when the opportunity to respond was immediately available, and (c) specifying delayed deadlines or no deadlines and immediate or delayed reinforcers did not reliably control the children's behavior when the opportunity to respond was delayed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501022
Date08 1900
CreatorsMistr, Kathryn N. (Kathryn Noel)
ContributorsGlenn, Sigrid S., 1939-, Ellis, Janet, Hyten, Cloyd, Greenspoon, Joel
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 54 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Mistr, Kathryn N. (Kathryn Noel)

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