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MATCHING IN A NETWORK 1
Author(s) -
Herrnstein R. J.,
Loveland Donald H.
Publication year - 1976
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.1976.26-143
Subject(s) - pairwise comparison , reinforcement , matching (statistics) , set (abstract data type) , preference , matching law , computer science , reinforcement learning , artificial intelligence , test (biology) , transfer (computing) , statistics , mathematics , psychology , social psychology , paleontology , biology , programming language , parallel computing
Pigeons were given practice choosing between pairs of alternatives yielding different frequencies of reinforcement. Four individual alternatives were set into four pairwise choices. Averaged over subjects, the distribution of responses in each choice approximated matching. The four individual alternatives were then presented, two by two, in two pairwise choices for which there had been no initial practice. No further reinforcement was given during the tests with the new pairs. Transfer to the two test pairs deviated systematically from matching in most cases by exaggerating the preference for the alternative that had had the higher frequency of reinforcement.