Vicarious verbal conditioning as a function of an observer's expectancy regarding the friendliness of the reinforcing agent.
The fact" that behavior can be conditioned through the use of verbal reinforcement is well documented (c.f. Kanf er, 1968 ; Flanders , 1968 ) • Specific critical responses of a subject, reinforced by praise or utterance of the word "good, " tend to increase in frequency, in this type...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1971
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