Verbal conditioning in schizophrenia as a function of degree of social interaction

Schizophrenic and normal Ss were positively reinforced for using I and We pronouns in a Taffel sentence-construction task. For ½ of each diagnostic group the verbal reinforcer "Good" was delivered by E in direct presence of S; the other ½ of each group heard the reinforcer over a loudspeak...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 1965-05, Vol.1 (5), p.528-532
Main Author: Ebner, Eugene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Conditioning
Conditioning (Psychology)
Human
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Old Medline
Psychological Tests
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenic Psychology
Social Interaction
Verbal Learning
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Summary:Schizophrenic and normal Ss were positively reinforced for using I and We pronouns in a Taffel sentence-construction task. For ½ of each diagnostic group the verbal reinforcer "Good" was delivered by E in direct presence of S; the other ½ of each group heard the reinforcer over a loudspeaker with E not interacting directly with S. Normal groups showed significant verbal conditioning under both reinforcement procedures but no conditioning was obtained for the schizophrenic groups. Taylor MA scale score showed no relation to verbal conditioning performance. (18 ref.)
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/h0021765