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. 1968 Spring;1(1):73–76. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1968.1-73

Effect of contingent and non-contingent social reinforcement on the cooperative play of a preschool child1

Betty M Hart 1,2, Nancy J Reynolds 1,2, Donald M Baer 1,2,2, Eleanor R Brawley 1,2, Florence R Harris 1,2
PMCID: PMC1310977  PMID: 16795162

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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