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GENERAL ACTIVITY AS INSTRUMENTAL: APPLICATION TO AVOIDANCE TRAINING 1
Author(s) -
Graf Virgil,
Bitterman M. E.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
journal of the experimental analysis of behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1938-3711
pISSN - 0022-5002
DOI - 10.1901/jeab.1963.6-301
Subject(s) - training (meteorology) , psychology , reinforcement , instrumental variable , cognitive psychology , applied psychology , computer science , social psychology , machine learning , physics , meteorology
Some data on Sidman avoidance in the pigeon are presented to illustrate a technique of instrumental training which places minimal restriction upon the form of the reinforced response. The effect of a warning signal is demonstrated, and the course of discrimination‐reversal is described.
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