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The Effects Of Total Darkness On Stimulus Control, Richard E. Schulman Apr 1981

The Effects Of Total Darkness On Stimulus Control, Richard E. Schulman

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This experiment examined auditory stimulus control in a totally darkened as opposed to an illuminated chamber. All subjects (pigeons) were trained to keypeck in the presence of only a dimly lit green keylight, which was faded until responding was reliably occurring in a totally darkened chamber. When behavior stabilized under a Variable Interval (VI) 30 second schedule of reinforcement in a darkened chamber, subjects were divided into two groups for discriminating training. A Multiple VI 30 second Extinction (EXT) schedule was in effect, with 1-minute components separated by 5-second time-outs. The discriminative stimulus correlated with the VI component was a …


The Effect Of Operant Conditioning Of Heart Rate On Ambient Skin Conductance And Cognitive Interpretation, Steven Scott Ehlert Aug 1980

The Effect Of Operant Conditioning Of Heart Rate On Ambient Skin Conductance And Cognitive Interpretation, Steven Scott Ehlert

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No abstract provided.


Effects Of Fixed-Interval And Random-Interval Escape Paradigms On Presession And Postsession Levels Of Corticosterone In The Rat, Duane Dregits Aug 1980

Effects Of Fixed-Interval And Random-Interval Escape Paradigms On Presession And Postsession Levels Of Corticosterone In The Rat, Duane Dregits

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No abstract provided.


The Effects Of A Lottery On Completion Of Medical Records By Physicians, Richard William Beers Aug 1980

The Effects Of A Lottery On Completion Of Medical Records By Physicians, Richard William Beers

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Completion of hospital medical records by physicians is a frequent problem to hospital administrations. A performance based lottery was used to evaluate its effectiveness in reducing the number of medical records which were unfinished and considered delinquent. Thirty-three male physicians were included in this study. Physicians earned or lost lottery chances in weekly drawings for a dinner at a restaurant or gift certificate to a local store. Results show an immediate increase in rate of record completion which declines over the course of the eight week experimental condition. Age of records were inversely correlated to the rate of completion. The …


A Study Of The Effects Of Changes In Response Requirement On Lever Preference In A Discrete-Trial Choice Procedure, Charles L. Lowe Apr 1980

A Study Of The Effects Of Changes In Response Requirement On Lever Preference In A Discrete-Trial Choice Procedure, Charles L. Lowe

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No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Chlorpromazine On Behavior Maintained By An Escape Contingency And Fixed-Time Delivery Of Shock, James P. Cleary Apr 1980

The Effect Of Chlorpromazine On Behavior Maintained By An Escape Contingency And Fixed-Time Delivery Of Shock, James P. Cleary

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No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Contracting And The Level Of Academic Achievement Of High School Students, John Philip Kirkpatrick Dec 1979

The Relationship Between Contracting And The Level Of Academic Achievement Of High School Students, John Philip Kirkpatrick

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No abstract provided.


Teaching Telephone Skills To Developmentally Disabled Persons Using Positive Reinforcement And Corrective Feedback, Lou Ann Mayhew Dec 1979

Teaching Telephone Skills To Developmentally Disabled Persons Using Positive Reinforcement And Corrective Feedback, Lou Ann Mayhew

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No abstract provided.


Generalization Of Behavior Modification Skills Acquired Through Observation Training Procedures, Thomas E. Mccarthy Aug 1979

Generalization Of Behavior Modification Skills Acquired Through Observation Training Procedures, Thomas E. Mccarthy

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No abstract provided.


A Behavioral System For Supervising Undergraduate Research, Gary D. Gant Apr 1979

A Behavioral System For Supervising Undergraduate Research, Gary D. Gant

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No abstract provided.


The Effects Of The Opportunity To Engage In Self-Stimulatory Behavior On Task Responding In Retarded Children, Paula Shilton Apr 1979

The Effects Of The Opportunity To Engage In Self-Stimulatory Behavior On Task Responding In Retarded Children, Paula Shilton

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No abstract provided.


Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt To Replicate The Thomas Procedure With Children, Michael B. Oberlin Aug 1978

Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt To Replicate The Thomas Procedure With Children, Michael B. Oberlin

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No abstract provided.


Negative Behavioral Contrast As A Function Of Response Effort, Nile Elliott Warner Aug 1978

Negative Behavioral Contrast As A Function Of Response Effort, Nile Elliott Warner

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No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Choice Procedures: Negative Reinforcement, Raul Rene De La Garza Cano Aug 1978

A Comparison Of Choice Procedures: Negative Reinforcement, Raul Rene De La Garza Cano

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No abstract provided.


Effects Of Differential Temporal Onset Of Auditory And Visual Conditional Stimuli Upon Consummatory Licking Behavior Of Rats In A Discriminative Punishment Situation, Nelia Masiques Apr 1978

Effects Of Differential Temporal Onset Of Auditory And Visual Conditional Stimuli Upon Consummatory Licking Behavior Of Rats In A Discriminative Punishment Situation, Nelia Masiques

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No abstract provided.


The Role Of Prior Learning And Direct Reinforcement In Observational Learning And Vicarious Reinforcement, Larry D. Olsen Dec 1977

The Role Of Prior Learning And Direct Reinforcement In Observational Learning And Vicarious Reinforcement, Larry D. Olsen

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No abstract provided.


Some Effects Of Variable Duration Conditioned Stimuli In A Conditioned Suppression Procedure, Harvey E. Jacobs Dec 1977

Some Effects Of Variable Duration Conditioned Stimuli In A Conditioned Suppression Procedure, Harvey E. Jacobs

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No abstract provided.


Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt To Use Zimmerman Technique With Children, Priscila R. Derdyk Dec 1977

Conditioned Reinforcement: An Attempt To Use Zimmerman Technique With Children, Priscila R. Derdyk

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No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of Overcorrection Movements: Topographic Relation And Re-Educative Function, Pamela Roberts Dec 1977

An Analysis Of Overcorrection Movements: Topographic Relation And Re-Educative Function, Pamela Roberts

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No abstract provided.


Training And Generalization Of Restauranting Skills: Programming Primary Reinforcement For Community Travel, Richard Aart Van Den Pol Dec 1977

Training And Generalization Of Restauranting Skills: Programming Primary Reinforcement For Community Travel, Richard Aart Van Den Pol

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of Stimulus Control Functions Following Discrimination Training Using A Drl Schedule Of Reinforcement, Kathleen M. Krafft Dec 1977

A Study Of Stimulus Control Functions Following Discrimination Training Using A Drl Schedule Of Reinforcement, Kathleen M. Krafft

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No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Withdrawal From The Negative Cue On Learning A Simultaneous Discrimination, Carl Merle Johnson Dec 1977

The Effect Of Withdrawal From The Negative Cue On Learning A Simultaneous Discrimination, Carl Merle Johnson

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Three groups of rats learned a black-white discrimination in a Grice box. All subjects were reinforced with food pellets for correct choices. No-Retrace subjects were confined in the negative goal box after errors. Retrace subjects were allowed to withdraw after errors from the negative goal box to the choice point or start box. Take-Out subjects were manually removed from the goal box during errors immediately after inspecting the empty food dish. All subjects were trained to a criterion and then reversal training was instituted. Retrace subjects learned the original discrimination significantly slower than either No-Retrace or Take-Out subjects, which did …


The Effects Of Sucrose Concentration On Punishment Produced Suppression Of Licking Behavior In Rats, Okechukwu Igboanumma S. Ozuzu Aug 1977

The Effects Of Sucrose Concentration On Punishment Produced Suppression Of Licking Behavior In Rats, Okechukwu Igboanumma S. Ozuzu

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No abstract provided.


An Investigation Of Vicarious Reinforcement In A Basic Research Setting, Ted R. Ruggles Aug 1977

An Investigation Of Vicarious Reinforcement In A Basic Research Setting, Ted R. Ruggles

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No abstract provided.


Response Variability As A Function Of Stimulus Change, Margaret E. Peterson Aug 1977

Response Variability As A Function Of Stimulus Change, Margaret E. Peterson

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No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Two Correction Procedures Upon The Acquisition Of Three Line-Tilt Discriminations, Jane Stewart Howard Aug 1977

The Effects Of Two Correction Procedures Upon The Acquisition Of Three Line-Tilt Discriminations, Jane Stewart Howard

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No abstract provided.


Effect Of Role Imposed Academic Abilities On Group Induced Risk Shift With Choice Dilemma Questionnaire Items, Sang H. Han Aug 1977

Effect Of Role Imposed Academic Abilities On Group Induced Risk Shift With Choice Dilemma Questionnaire Items, Sang H. Han

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No abstract provided.


Variable Versus Fixed Immediacies Of Reinforcement For Responding And Non-Responding, Kenneth Ray Stephens Aug 1977

Variable Versus Fixed Immediacies Of Reinforcement For Responding And Non-Responding, Kenneth Ray Stephens

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No abstract provided.


Generalization Of Question-Asking From A Training Situation To A Child's Natural Environment, Joan J. Andress Apr 1977

Generalization Of Question-Asking From A Training Situation To A Child's Natural Environment, Joan J. Andress

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No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Electromyographic Feedback And Progressive Relaxation In Training Frontalis And Forearm Muscle Relaxation, Denise Ann Dommers Apr 1977

A Comparison Of Electromyographic Feedback And Progressive Relaxation In Training Frontalis And Forearm Muscle Relaxation, Denise Ann Dommers

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No abstract provided.