The Evocative and Repertoire-Altering Effects of Contingency-Specifying Stimuli
Description:
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 …
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Date:
August 1992
Creator:
Mistr, Kathryn N. (Kathryn Noel)
Partner:
UNT Libraries