The effect of pairing self-evaluation with reinforcement on a transfer task requiring self-evaluation
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Mary Elizabeth Newell (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Rosemery Nelson
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate on a transfer task the effect of pairing on an initial task self-evaluative statements with reinforcement. If self-evaluative statements become conditioned reinforcers when they are paired with reinforcement on a training task, these statements should maintain performance on other tasks requiring self-evaluation. Thirty-six children, aged 4 through 6, who scored 38 or above on the Lee-Clark Reading Readiness Test, were matched on the basis of age, sex, race, and score, and divided into four groups. The study was divided into two stages. During the training stage, subjects in Group 1 (external reinforcement) received feedback from the experimenter concerning the accuracy of their responses, and reinforcement contingent on correct responses. Subjects in Group 2 (self-reinforcement) learned to evaluate the accuracy of their own responses, and received contingent reinforcement. Subjects in Group 3 (external evaluation) received feedback from the experimenter and non-contingent reinforcement. Subjects in Group 4 (self-evaluation) learned to evaluate the accuracy of their own responses, and received non-contingent reinforcement. During the second stage, on the transfer task, subjects in all groups were taught to evaluate the accuracy of their responses, and received non-contingent reinforcement. Subjects continued to work on the training task concurrently with the transfer task during the second stage.
The effect of pairing self-evaluation with reinforcement on a transfer task requiring self-evaluation
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- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 1975
- Subjects
- Education, Primary
- Reinforcement (Psychology)
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