BST1124 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Group Cohesiveness, Peer Pressure
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Classwide group contingency that involves dividing the class into 2 teams, creating simple rules, and arranging contingencies for breaking or following the rules. Reduces disruptive behaviour: out-of-seat and talking-out responses. Replication of this study with kindergarten classrooms is important because it represents the entry level of schooling for many children: establishes a history of appropriate behaviour and rule following when entering school. Target behaviors: out of seat, talking out of turn, touching another student. Gbg rules during lessons: sit with legs crossed, speak only when called on, keep hands and feet to oneself. Group contingency: a common consequence is contingent on the behaviour of one member of the group, the behaviour of part of the group, or the behaviour of everyone in the group: dependent, independent, interdependent. Advantages: saves time during administration by applying one consequence to all members of the group. 1: capitalize on peer in uence and peer monitoring.
