The Effect of Brief Social Deprivation on Social and Nonsocial Reinforcement
- Author(s):
- Dorwart, William; Ezerman, Robert; Lewis, Michael; Rosenhan, David L.
- Publication Year:
- 1963
- Report Number:
- RB-63-32
- Source:
- ETS Research Bulletin
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 16
- Subject/Key Words:
- National Institute of Mental Health, Behavior, Reinforcement, Social Isolation, Social Reinforcement, Student Motivation
Abstract
Forty-nine first-grade boys were variously exposed to social deprivation or social satiation, and were subsequently either socially reinforced or nonsocially reinforced. In a probability learning paradigm, only those Ss who had been socially deprived and then socially reinforced matched input or maximized. Results are interpreted in terms of social drive theory. Implications for the development of self-mediated reinforcement are discussed.
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