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OPERANTS 1
Author(s) -
Schick Karl
Publication year - 1971
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.1971.15-413
Subject(s) - reinforcement , extinction (optical mineralogy) , superstition , psychology , property (philosophy) , operant conditioning , cover (algebra) , class (philosophy) , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , epistemology , philosophy , physics , engineering , mechanical engineering , theology , optics
The definition of an operant as a response class each of whose members possesses the property upon which reinforcement is contingent is not broad enough to cover the units that are supposed in Skinner's accounts of extinction, superstition, and transfer of learning. A broader definition is suggested. Finally, properties defining operants are discussed.