Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 1973
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education (MEd)
Department
School Psychology
Committee Chair
Larry M. Sparks
Second Committee Member
James E. Klahn
Third Committee Member
Eldon E. Jacobsen
Abstract
Eighty Caucasian fourth and fifth grade boys and girls were matched according to grade, sex and Total IQ on the California Short-Form Test of Mental Maturity. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale of Children was then given under four randomly assigned incentive conditions: 1) Tokens contingent upon correct responses, 2) Praise contingent upon correct responses, 3) Non-Contingent Tokens and 4) Non-Contingent Praise.
An analysis of variance of the Verbal, Performance and Full Scall IQs showed no significant differences between incentives. Similarly, comparisons by grade and sex indicated no significant differences.
Recommended Citation
Edwards, Donald T., "The Effects of Contingent and Non-Contingent Reinforcers on Intelligence Quotients" (1973). All Master's Theses. 2098.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/2098
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