THE EFFECTS OF PRIMARY REWARD ON THE I.Q. PERFORMANCE OF GRADE‐SCHOOL CHILDREN AS A FUNCTION OF INITIAL I.Q. LEVEL
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Vol. 9 (1) , 19-23
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1976.9-19
Abstract
The effect of candy reward on I.Q. scores was investigated in 72 first- and second-grade children. All subjects were administered Form A of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and, based upon these scores, were divided into three blocks: low, middle, and high. From each block, subjects were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (contingent reward, noncontingent reward, or no reward) that were in effect during administration of Form B. Results showed that candy given contingent upon each correct response increased I.Q. scores for the initially low scoring subjects, but had no influence on the scores of middle and high scoring subjects.Keywords
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