THE SOCIAL CONTROL OF GENERALIZED IMITATION1
- 1 September 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 3 (3), 159-167
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1970.3-159
Abstract
Instructions, discrimination procedures, and sources of reinforcement were manipulated in order to determine the bases for the maintained “non-reinforced” imitations observed in generalized imitation research. Six girls received imitation training from two exprimenters, One experimenter modelled only reinforced responses; the other modelled only non-reinforced responses. The children imitated all responses when no reinforced alternative was available, even though results of choice procedures and special instructions clearly demonstrated that they discriminated reinforced from non-reinforced responses. Instructions not to perform non-reinforced imitations immediately eliminated these behaviors. It is suggested that social setting events may be largely responsible for generalized imitation.Keywords
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