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. 1993 Fall;26(3):403–404. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1993.26-403

Efficacy and maintenance of an education program for a consumer cooperative.

D E Altus 1, T M Welsh 1, L K Miller 1, M H Merrill 1
PMCID: PMC1297764  PMID: 8407689

Abstract

We examined the effects of contingency management on participation in and maintenance of an education program by new members of a student housing cooperative. With credit and fine contingencies in place, the percentage of participants completing study guides was five times higher than without the contingencies. Members continued to implement the program for 9 years without researcher involvement.

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