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. 1968 Spring;1(1):73-6.
doi: 10.1901/jaba.1968.1-73.

Effect of contingent and non-contingent social reinforcement on the cooperative play of a preschool child

B M Hart  1 , N J Reynolds, D M Baer, E R Brawley, F R Harris
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Effect of contingent and non-contingent social reinforcement on the cooperative play of a preschool child

B M Hart et al. J Appl Behav Anal. 1968 Spring.

Abstract

The effect of adult social reinforcement on the cooperative play of a five-year old girl in a preschool setting was assessed under two conditions: (1) presented randomly throughout the school day, and (2) presented contingent on cooperative play. Only in the latter condition was a significant change in cooperative play observed.

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