Date of Award:
5-1973
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Michael Bertoch
Committee
Michael Bertoch
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine if a variable, non-contingent reinforcement, could account for a significant amount of the effect of psychotherapy. A sample of ninety subjects was drawn from basic psychology classes and randomly assigned to six groups in a variation of the Soloman 4-group design. The treatment groups were connected to sham GSR equipment and told that when a light flashed they had made an anxiety reducing statement and were becoming more mentally healthy. The subjects were given three by five cards upon which were typed positive-negative adjective pairs and told to use the cards as cues to talk about themselves. The subjects were placed on a variable interval schedule with a mean of 10 seconds. No significant difference was found for the treatment.
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Recommended Citation
Shelton, Robert B. Jr., "Non-Contingent Reinforcement in a Counseling Like Situation" (1973). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 5710.
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