On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, jim clark wrote: > I would have thought that psychology teachers would know that > reinforcement works better than punishment. Anyway, I recall > reading and lecturing on a study many years ago now in which a > classroom (perhaps some kind of lab??) was wired so that when > noise levels were below a certain level music played. The > contingency worked as demonstrated by ABAB design. > > Best wishes > Jim
Jim: Do you call subjecting students to ABBA music reinforcement? Don't you think that students might make _more_ noise in order to avoid the negative stimulus of that 1970's Swedish pop music? Excuse me? That's an ABAB design, not ABBA? Oh... never mind! -Max Maxwell Gwynn, PhD [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology (519) 884-0710 ext 3854 Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 Canada --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
