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Turnage, Shirley A., A Behavioral Approach to Modifying
Self-Concept in the Classroom. Master of Arts (School Psychol-
ogy) , May, 1973, 13 pp., 2 tables, bibliography, 9 titles.
The problem with which this investigation was concerned
was that of assessing the effects of token reinforcement on
children*s self-concept, Twenty-two black, female students
and thirty-five black, male students, ages ranging from four-
teen years to seventeen years, were randomly assigned to one
of four remedial reading classes for one class period per day.
The classes were randomly assigned to an experimental and a
control group. There was a token economy system operative in
all classes. Piers' and Harris' self-concept scale was admin-
istered to each student to obtain a baseline self-concept score.
Every day (Monday through Friday) for four weeks and every other
day for three weeks, students in the experimental group were
instructed to "Tell me something good about yourself." A posi-
tive response received a token reward. In the control group,
positive statements were not elicited or reinforced.
At the end of the research period, a posttest was admin-
istered to both groups to evaluate the changes from baseline.
The results indicated that there was no significant difference
between groups. There was a significant change within the
experimental group, but not within the control group.
It was concluded that if a larger sample had been used,
and the research had been conducted over a longer period of
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Turnage, Shirley A. A Behavioral Approach to Modifying Self-Concept in the Classroom, thesis, May 1973; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131620/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .