Terrell, F., Taylor, J., & Terrell, S. L. (1978). Effects of type of social reinforcement on the intelligence test performance of lower-class black children . Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 46 (6), 1538–1539. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.46.6.1538

Journal Article

Terrell, F., Taylor, J., & Terrell, S. L. (1978). Effects of type of social reinforcement on the intelligence test performance of lower-class black children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46(6), 1538–1539. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.46.6.1538

URL

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/ccp/

Summary

Accommodation

The test was administered under four reinforcement conditions: none, tangible (candy), social, and culturally relevant social.

Participants

The study included 80 second grade students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Dependent Variable

One measure was used: WISC-R Intelligence Test.

Findings

Intelligence was significantly different when students received various reinforcement conditions: Nonreinforcement = Social, Social = Tangible, Tangible > Nonreinforcement, Culturally Sensitive > Nonreinforcement, and Culturally Sensitive > Social