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Forced-Choice Reinforcement MenuName: "Let’s suppose that you have worked hard on an assignment and you think that you have done a super job on it. In thinking about a reward for your effort, which one of the two things below would you most like to happen? Please choose the one from each pair that you would like best and mark and "X" in the blank that comes in front of it. Remember, mark only one blank for each pair."
1._______Teacher writes "100" on your paper. (A) _______Be first to finish your work. (CM) 2._______A bag of chip. (CN) _______Classmates ask you to be on their team. (P) 3. _______Be free to do what you like. (I) _______Teacher writes “100” on your paper. (A) 4. _______Classmates ask you to be on their team. (P) _______Be first to finish your work. (CM) 5. _______Be free to do what you like. (I) _______A bag of chips. (CN) 6. _______Teacher writes "100" on your paper. (A) _______Classmates ask you to be on their team. (P) 7. _______Be first to finish your work. (CM) _______Be free to do what you like. (I) 8. _______A bag of chips. (CN) _______Teacher writes "100" on your paper. (A) 9. _______Classmates ask you to be on their team. (P) _______Be free to do what you like. (I) 10. _______Be first to finish your work. (CM) _______A bag of chips. (CN) 11. _______Teacher writes "A" on your paper. (A) _______Be the only one that can answer a question. (CM) 12. _______A candy bar. (CN) _______Friends ask you to sit with them. (P) 13. _______Be free to go outside. (I) _______Teacher writes "A" on your paper. (A) 14. _______Friends ask you to sit with them. (P) _______Be the only one that answers a question. (CM)
15. _______Be free to go outside. (I) _______A candy bar. (CN) 16. _______Teacher writes "A" on your paper. (A) _______Friends ask you to sit with them. (P) 17. _______Be the only one that can answer a question. (CM) _______Be free to go outside. (I) 18. _______A candy bar. (CN) _______Teacher writes "A" on your paper. (A) 19. _______Friends ask you to sit with them. (P) _______Be free to go outside. (I) 20. _______Be the only on that can answer a question. (CM) _______A candy bar. (CN) 21. _______Teacher writes "Perfect" on your paper. (A) _______Have only your paper shown to the class. (CM) 22. _______A can of soda. (CN) _______Classmates ask you to be class leader. (P) 23. _______Be free to play outside. (I) _______Teacher writes "Perfect" on your paper. (A) 24. _______Classmates ask you to be class leader. (P) _______Have only your paper shown to the class. (CM) 25. _______Be free to play outside. (I) _______A can of soda. (CN) 26. _______Teacher writes "Perfect" on your paper. (A) _______Classmates ask you to be class leader. (P) 27. _______Have only your paper shown to the class. (CM) _______Be free to play outside. (I) 28. _______A can of soda. (CN) _______Teacher writes "Perfect" on your paper. (A) 29. _______Classmates ask you to be class leader. (P) _______Be free to play outside. (I) 30. _______Have only your paper shown to class. (CM) _______A can of soda. (CN) 31. _______Teacher writes "Excellent" on your paper. (A) _______Have your paper put on the bulletin board. (CM)
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_______A pack of gum. (CN) _______Friends ask you to work with them. (P) 33. _______Be free to work on something you like. (I) _______Teacher writes "Excellent" on your paper. (A) 34. _______Friends ask you to work with them. (P) _______Have your paper put on the bulletin board. (CM) 35. _______Be free to work on something you like. (I) _______A pack of gum. (CN) 36. _______Teacher writes "Excellent" on your paper. (A) _______Friends ask you to work with them. (P) 37. _______Have your paper put on the bulletin board. (CM) _______Be free to work in something you like. (I) 38. _______A pack of gum. (CN) _______Teacher writes "Excellent" on your paper. (A) 39. _______Friends ask you to work with them. (P) _______Be free to work on something you like. (I) 40. _______Have your paper put on the bulletin board. (CM) _______A pack of gum. (CN)
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