Verbal reinforcement combinations in schizophrenics.

Full Abstract

Investigated the effects of verbal reinforcement paradigms on hospitalized schizophrenics and staff. Positive reinforcement that involved good was found to be relatively ineffective for all groups; furthermore, associating good with the termination of a white noise did not increase its effectiveness for schizophrenics. Verbal punishment was more effective than verbal positive reinforcement for staff, but for schizophrenics only when explicit problem-solving instructions were given. The results suggest that the reduction of deficit is not more likely via verbal punishment; if anything, deficit is increased because of increased staff performance under verbal punishment.

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Author/s: Martin, R B (RB); Moltmann, M L (ML);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of clinical psychology (J Clin Psychol), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1978-Oct; vol 34 (issue 4) : pp 876-83

Dates: Created 1979/01/24; Completed 1979/01/24; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 711877, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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