title: The effects of praising qualifying autoclitics on the frequency of reading.
abstract: In the current study, tacts with positive qualifying autoclitics for reading were reinforced in order to determine if this procedure would increase the time spent reading by participants. Participants included 5 children, between 9-10 years old. Participants were individually exposed to 4 free operant sessions during which they were instructed to independently choose play activities. During pre- and post-treatment conditions, no consequences were provided for choosing reading. In addition, 4 treatment sessions were conducted on days separate from the free operant session days, during which the experimenter praised each positive reading-related statement emitted by the participant. Following treatment sessions, 4 out of 5 participants increased the time allocated to reading, suggesting that reading could be increased when praise is delivered contingent upon positive reading-related verbalizations.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Martha Costa
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hübner
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Caio F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Miguel