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An evaluation of praise as a reinforcer for preschoolers' behavior.
- Source :
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Journal of applied behavior analysis [J Appl Behav Anal] 2020 Jan; Vol. 53 (1), pp. 315-330. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 20. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Behavior analysts and educators often recommend using praise, particularly descriptive praise, despite mixed empirical findings to support this recommendation. We evaluated the effectiveness of praise as a reinforcer during a reinforcer assessment using known tasks with preschoolers in Experiment 1. Praise functioned as a reinforcer for 2 of 6 participants; the remaining 4 participants required additional reinforcers (edibles) to show a reinforcement effect. We then compared the effectiveness of descriptive versus general praise for acquisition of unknown tacts and assessed participants' preference for the different types of praise for 4 participants from Experiment 1. Results are discussed within the context of the importance of determining individual efficacy and preference for praise.<br /> (© 2019 Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior.)
- Subjects :
- Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Child Behavior
Reinforcement, Psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1938-3703
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of applied behavior analysis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31219190
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.591