scholarly journals Effects of prior response-contingent reinforcement on superstitious behavior

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria D. Eldridge ◽  
Joseph J. Pear ◽  
Laine J. Torgrud ◽  
Blair H. Evers
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Reinforcement ◽  
Response Contingent ◽  
Superstitious Behavior

Effects of Differential Reinforcement Procedures on Discrimination Learning by Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Children

1973 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 447-450
Author(s):  
John Raymond Blair ◽  
Bruce R. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Discrimination Task ◽  
Differential Reinforcement ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Reinforcement ◽  
Contingent Reinforcement ◽  
Token Reinforcement ◽  
Response Contingent ◽  
Mentally Retarded Children ◽  
Reinforcement Procedure

Institutionalized mentally retarded children performed on a two-choice discrimination task under one of 6 conditions of reward (response-contingent consumable, response-contingent nonconsumable, token-consumable, token-nonconsumable, token, social). The results indicated that response-contingent nonconsumable rewards were not more distracting than response-contingent consumable rewards nor was the presentation of material rewards by the token-reinforcement procedure less distracting than the response-contingent reinforcement procedure. Further, social reinforcement was less effective than response-contingent nonconsumable rewards; however, no differences were found between social reinforcement and the other material rewards regardless of reinforcement procedure.

Evaluation of Distractibility of Material Reinforcers and Procedures on Discrimination Learning

1972 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Raymond Blair
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Discrimination Learning ◽  
Discrimination Task ◽  
Reward System ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Contingent Reinforcement ◽  
Size Discrimination ◽  
Response Contingent ◽  
Reinforcement Procedure

Third-grade middle-class children performed a size-discrimination task under one of 5 reward conditions (consumable, nonconsumable, token-consumable, token-nonconsumable, token) or a control condition. The reward groups were comparable in performance and markedly superior to the control group. Contrary to expectations, response-contingent nonconsumable rewards were not more distracting than response-contingent consumable rewards nor was the token-reward system for presenting these material rewards less distracting than the response-contingent reinforcement procedure.

Superstitious Behavior Questionnaire in Sport: A preliminary study

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Donti ◽  
C. Katsikas ◽  
N. A. Stavrou ◽  
M. Psychountaki
Keyword(s):  
Superstitious Behavior ◽  
Preliminary Study
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