A VARIABLE INFLUENCING THE PERFORMANCE OF GENERALIZED IMITATIVE BEHAVIORS1,2
- 1 March 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 4 (1), 1-9
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1971.4-1
Abstract
This research attempted to demonstrate some of the conditions that would influence the performance of generalized imitative behaviors in young children. Two experiments were conducted. The results of Exp. I indicated that generalized imitative behaviors can be very durable; only one of three subjects was influenced by a variety of reinforcement-like procedures. Control over the behavior of all three subjects was obtained when a setting event involving the presence or absence of the experimenter was systematically varied. A second test of this variable was carried out in Exp. II. Results showed moderate to strong control over non-reinforced imitations in four preschool children.Keywords
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