Efectos comparativos de la extinción y el tiempo-fuera del reforzamiento en la imitación generalizada

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Laura Lupercio
Emilio Ribes

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The differential effect on imitative behavjor of non-reinforcement with the model present (extinction) and non-reinforcement with the model absent (time-out) was com­pared in three normal children. Extinction practically did not affect imitative perfor­mance, while the time-out procedure virtually eliminated it. Results indicate the impor­tance of social variables in generalized imitation.

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Lupercio, L., & Ribes, E. (2011). Efectos comparativos de la extinción y el tiempo-fuera del reforzamiento en la imitación generalizada. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 2(1), 42–53. https://doi.org/10.5514/rmac.v2.i1.25250