The baserate of producing academic material was ascertained for 6 boys in a remedial classroom. Permitting the students to leave the classroom and engage in favored activities contingent upon completion of a specified amount of work resulted in increased rates as compared to baseline conditions. Using a similar experimental design the rate of productivity of a group of 6 girls was also associated with contingency management.
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