Date of Award
4-1982
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Cheryl Poche
Second Advisor
Dr. Joetta Long
Third Advisor
Dr. Jack Michael
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of parental self-recording from audiotapes of family interactions on effective parenting skills and on the generality of their application to three different times of the day in which different child behaviors occurred.
Two single parents were instructed to deliver correct commands and differential reinforcement and to code and graph their verbalizations from audiotapes. Self-recording was introduced in one situation at a time, while audiotaped assessments were made by the parent in all three situations throughout the day. Both positive and cost incentive systems were used for the delivery of tapes and codings but not for behavioral change.
Parent and child behaviors changed in desirable directions after the procedure was introduced. Generality effects were clear in all response categories except descriptive praise. As the number of codings increased, greater parent behavior changes were seen on the targeted and non-targeted situations.
Recommended Citation
Meyer, Sonia Beatriz, "The Effects of Self-Recording on the Generality of Parenting Behaviors" (1982). Masters Theses. 1671.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1671