Impulsivity/sociability and reinforcement in verbal operant conditioning

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ID9619555
AuthorsB S Gupta (Guru Nanak Dev University, corresponding author), Mohanjeet Nagpal (Guru Nanak Dev University, corresponding author)
Year1978
Volume69
Issue2
Pages203-206
Publication date1978-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8295.1978.tb01648.x
PMID656731
OpenAlexW2076992932
LanguageEN
Citations received7

The present investigation was designed to study the relationship between impulsivity/sociability and modes of reinforcement in verbal operant conditioning. Two 2times3 randomized block designs, one each for impulsivity and sociability, were replicated ten times. One hundred and twenty undergraduate female students (60 for impulsivity and 60 for sociability) were individually subjected to Taffel's verbal conditioning procedure. When the conditioning scores of high and low scorers on the impulsivity and sociability scales were compared, it was found that under rewarding conditions (‘good’ and ‘buzzer’ in respect of sociability and ‘good’ in respect of impulsivity) the high scorers' score and under punishing conditions (‘electric shock’) the low scorers' score was the higher of the two. The study also revealed that the high scorers (on the impulsivity scale) conditioned more under rewarding conditions while the low scorers (both on the impulsivity and sociability scales) conditioned more under punishing ones

Conditioning · Developmental psychology · Impulsivity · Reinforcement · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Psychology · Social Psychology

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