The Effects of Praising Qualifying Autoclitics on the Frequency of Reading |
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Authors: | Hübner Maria Martha Costa Austin John Miguel Caio F. |
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Affiliation: | 14.Universidade de São Paulo, R. João Avelino Pinho Melão, 120 #72, São Paulo, SP, 05659-010, Brazil ;24.Western Michigan University, USA ;34.California State University, Sacramento, USA ; |
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Abstract: | In the current study, tacts with positive qualifying autoclitics for reading were reinforced in order to determine if this procedure would increase the time spent reading by participants. Participants included 5 children, between 9–10 years old. Participants were individually exposed to 4 free operant sessions during which they were instructed to independently choose play activities. During pre- and post-treatment conditions, no consequences were provided for choosing reading. In addition, 4 treatment sessions were conducted on days separate from the free operant session days, during which the experimenter praised each positive reading-related statement emitted by the participant. Following treatment sessions, 4 out of 5 participants increased the time allocated to reading, suggesting that reading could be increased when praise is delivered contingent upon positive reading-related verbalizations. |
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Keywords: | tact autoclitic reading verbal behavior |
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