The effects of different incentive conditions on the WISC -III performance of conduct disorder adolescents.
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Title
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The effects of different incentive conditions on the WISC -III performance of conduct disorder adolescents.
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Identifier
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AAI3024785
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identifier
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3024785
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Creator
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Fallon, Edmond.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Philip A. Saigh
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Date
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2001
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Psychometrics
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Abstract
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Sixty-three conduct disorder youths were randomly selected and assigned to one of three treatment conditions (i.e., material reward, verbal praise, and neutral, non-evaluative comments groups) to study the effects of different incentive conditions on the WISC-III performance on adolescents with conduct disorder. The youths in the material reward condition were noncontingently rewarded with tokens that were exchanged for reinforcers for their WISC-III responses. The participants in the other conditions were verbally rewarded or received neutral comments following the same schedule. Two multivariate analysis of variance procedures revealed no significant differences between the mean WISC-III IQ scores and subtest scores respectively for treatment conditions. These results were inconsistent with the clinical literature that supports the hypothesis that adolescents with conduct disorder perform better on an individually administered intelligence test when given material rewards in comparison to groups who receive verbal praise or neutral comments. Significant differences (p < .01) for the mean total scores of both the material reward and verbal praise groups in comparison to the standard group were observed on the Post Hoc Follow-up Questionnaire using one-way ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc tests. Material rewards and verbal praise were equally effective in fostering participants' positive, subjective thoughts and feelings associated with the testing experience.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
