Use of delayed praise as a directive and its effectiveness on on-task behavior

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 61-83

  Trolinder, Dorothy M ^a   Choi, Hee sook ^a   Proctor, Theron B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed praise; Effectiveness; On task behavior; Withdrawal design

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649256011     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J370v20n02_05     Document Type: Article

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