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Shaping Creative Verbal Behavior in Six Fourth Grade Children

Abstract

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The purpose of this investigation was to shape creative verbal behavior in six fourth grade subjects through the use of positive social reinforcement delivered by a mechanical talking dummy. Dummy approval was contingent on the emission of a creative verbal response to verbal stimuli provided by the dummy in a series of training sessions.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Education (MEd)
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Education
Year
1966

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • McKean, Joan S.
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Jack J. Crawford
  • Marion D. Harless
  • Colin D. Condit

Subjects

dc:subject × 6

Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/572
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1583

Chain of custody

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2026-07-24
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citation

McKean, Joan S.. Shaping Creative Verbal Behavior in Six Fourth Grade Children. 1966. https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/572