Premium
FORMAL PROPERTIES OF THE MATCHING LAW 1
Author(s) -
Herrnstein R. J.
Publication year - 1974
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.1974.21-159
Subject(s) - reinforcement , matching (statistics) , asymptote , matching law , computer science , reinforcement learning , artificial intelligence , law , mathematics , psychology , social psychology , statistics , mathematical analysis , political science
The matching law implies that any form of behavior approaches an asymptotic frequency as its reinforcement approaches 100 per cent of the total reinforcement being obtained at a given time. This asymptote is formally independent of the kind or quantity of drive or reinforcement associated with the response in question or with any competing response.