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Evaluating The Effects Of A Self-Management Program With A Peer-Mediated Praise Procedure, Sean P. Field
Evaluating The Effects Of A Self-Management Program With A Peer-Mediated Praise Procedure, Sean P. Field
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Research has shown self-management to be a powerful tool that can assist students in establishing and maintaining a range of targeted behaviors including increasing academic performance, increasing independence, and the reduction of problem behavior. However, researchers continue to seek means to implement self-management programs that further increase independence for the student as well as promote greater generalization of established skills. One potential means of achieving this is through the use of peers, as they may allow for greater access to reinforcement. Additionally, the use of peers allows for the reduction or removal of additional demands on teachers and classroom staff. …
A Survey Of Rewards For Teens: Extension, Replication, And 25-Year Follow-Up, Hunter King
A Survey Of Rewards For Teens: Extension, Replication, And 25-Year Follow-Up, Hunter King
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Changes in our immediate environment--as well as our virtual--have great potential to decrease the reinforcing effects of stimuli once identified as potent and reliable in past generations. Extant reinforcement surveys and item preferences assessments alike have shown to be a reliable mode of ascertaining potent reinforcers for various populations; however, many are outdated and may comprise of items or rewards that contemporary populations may not value. Considering the substantial environmental changes that have occurred over recent decades, in tandem with the availability of outdated reward surveys, efforts should be directed towards obtaining empirical evidence demonstrating that contemporary adolescents hold different …