Instructions and Reinforcement in Modification of a Case of Astasia-Abasia
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 36 (2) , 607-612
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1975.36.2.607
Abstract
The effects of instructions, social reinforcement, and sex of the therapist administering reinforcement contingencies were examined in an analysis of one case of astasia-abasia. Instructions alone appeared to result in some improvement in the patient's ability to walk, but a combination of instructions and contingent verbal praise (social reinforcement) yielded the most dramatic effects. The sex of the therapist administering contingencies did not seem relevant.Keywords
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