Effect of Time-Out from Positive Reinforcement on Aggressive Behavior in Young Children

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ID13648409
AuthorsWilliam D Gentry (Duke Medical Center), W Doyle Gentry (Duke Medical Center, corresponding author)
Year1970
Volume26
Issue1
Pages283-288
Publication date1970-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1970.26.1.283
PMID5452605
OpenAlexW2028366048
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

The effect of time-out from positive reinforcement on aggressive behavior was explored in 5-yr.-olds, 6 boys and 10 girls. Instrumental aggressive and nonaggressive doll-play were observed prior to and immediately following rime-out from CRF token reinforcement. The results indicated that, while time-out from positive reinforcement was not an effective antecedent of aggressive behavior for children in general, it did produce a notable increase in the over-all activity level of females. The fact that girls, and not boys, were aroused by the time-out procedure was discussed in terms of the relationship between activity-related cue properties of the doll-play apparatus and the normal activity of 5-yr.-old girls

Aggression · Antecedent (behavioral psychology · Developmental psychology · Reinforcement · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Psychology · Social Psychology

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