Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 10: Some Implications of Making Education More Efficient. Quote 2

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Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 10: Some Implications of Making Education More Efficient. Quote 2

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“The power of contingency management in the classroom is well established—though, again, it is not yet widely used.” (p. 135)

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Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 6: Special Conditions Affecting Stimulus Control. Quote 7
Reinforcing sounds in the child’s environment provide for the automatic reinforcement of vocal forms. Such sounds need not be verbal; the child is reinforced automatically when he duplicates the sounds of airplanes, streetcars, automobiles, vacuum cleaners, birds, dogs, cats, and so on. But among the sounds which become important are the verbal responses of his parents and others. (p. 164)
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“The power of contingency management in the classroom is well established—though, again, it is not yet widely used.” (p. 135)

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