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THE MOLARITY OF MOLECULAR THEORY AND THE MOLECULARITY OF MOLAR THEORY
Author(s) -
Bersh Philip J.
Publication year - 2001
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.2001.75-348
Subject(s) - molar , reinforcement , molar concentration , shock (circulatory) , psychology , reduction (mathematics) , scaling , chemistry , thermodynamics , mathematics , physics , social psychology , dentistry , geometry , medicine
Dinsmoor (2001) rejects shock‐frequency reduction as a reinforcer for avoidance behavior, and considers this to be an invalidation of so‐called molar avoidance theory. This is a narrow view of operant avoidance theory, for which shock‐frequency reduction is by no means the only reinforcer.