Psychologist B.F. Skinner, the formulator of behavior modification theory, was attempting to prove that the same principles that govern the behavior of amoeba, planaria, rats, dogs and monkeys also ...

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Before she passed away, Cindy Rubin's elderly mother was a source of constant worry. She refused to use her walker and fell out of bed. Later, in a wheelchair, she escaped from her assisted living ...

We investigated the effect of various strategy-modeling techniques on the performance of both young children and elderly adults on the 20 Questions Task. In experiment I, 6-year-old children and ...