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PubMed1976

Racial similarity and adult modeling of uncooperative behavior.

To test the hypothesis that modeling is enhanced when Ss and models are of the same race, black and white attendants at a southern mental hospital were exposed to either a black or white model who refused to volunteer for a series of future studies. Although the white model more effectively induced refusal behavior by both races of Ss, no interaction effect was found between race of model and race of S, which refutes the hypothesis.

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PubMed1987

Symbolic modeling and parent behavioral training: effects on noncompliance of hyperactive children.

Six children, stabilized on psychostimulant medication and diagnosed as attention-deficit disorder with hyperactivity, underwent, with their mothers, a treatment program which consisted of symbolic modeling and parent training. Symbolic modeling, which required the children to view videotaped sequences of the same-sex and age-equivalent models complying with parental commands, was of limited effectiveness in bringing about better compliance. Phase one of parent training, which taught mothers appropriate attending, ignoring, and rewarding behaviors, was more effective than symbolic modeling alone. Phase two of parent training, which incorporated a time-out procedure for noncompliance, was most effective. Follow-up questionnaire data obtained at six months indicated maintenance of treatment effects.

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity↗
PubMed1996

Social learning in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus).

This study investigates whether golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) pups can acquire a new behavior by interacting with an experienced adult conspecific. The behavior consisted of using teeth and forepaws to retrieve a piece of food dangling from a small chain. Instrumental learning techniques were used to train the demonstrators. Four groups of pups were exposed to different kinds of social experience. In the first group, the pups interacted with their skilled mother; in the second group, they did the same with their inexperienced mother; in the third group, they interacted with inexperienced littermates; and in the fourth group, the pups were tested individually. At the end of an acquisition period, the pups were tested individually to assess their performance. The results demonstrate that interacting with a skilled mother has a remarkable effect on the acquisition of a new feeding behavior by hamster pups.

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