doi: 10.1901/jeab.1978.30-345.
A molar theory of reinforcement schedules
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- DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1978.30-345
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A molar theory of reinforcement schedules
J Exp Anal Behav.
1978 Nov.
Abstract
Behavior of subjects exposed to concurrent and individual interval and ratio schedules of reinforcement may be described in terms of a set of expressions relating the value of responses to their durations, a feedback equation relating reinforcement to response duration, and the assumption that subjects allocate their time among various responses so as to maximize value.
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