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. 1964 Jan;7(1):27-36.
doi: 10.1901/jeab.1964.7-27.

SECONDARY REINFORCEMENT AND RATE OF PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT

R J HERRNSTEIN

SECONDARY REINFORCEMENT AND RATE OF PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT

R J HERRNSTEIN. J Exp Anal Behav. 1964 Jan.

Abstract

Four pigeons were trained to peck at either of two response-keys. Pecking at either key occasionally produced a secondary reinforcer. Then, in the presence of the secondary reinforcer, further pecking occasionally produced the primary reinforcer, food. The relative rate at which each pigeon pecked to obtain a secondary reinforcer equalled the relative rate of primary reinforcement in its presence.

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