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Awareness in Verbal Operant Conditioning: Examination of Performance Quality Changes
Everett E Adam1, Robert J Paul1
1a University of Missouri-Columbia , USA.
Abstract:
The hypothesis addressed in this study was that for every experimental condition, learning with awareness would occur. An experiment was conducted with use of a collating task that incorporated the awareness question into the design investigating the change in performance quality and quantity. Statistical evaluation of Dulany's awareness questionnaire suggested general unawareness of attempted verbal operant conditioning. There is some evidence suggesting that an actual change in performance quality and quantity is accompanied by awareness with use of operant conditioning procedures.
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