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EXPLAINING AVOIDANCE: TWO FACTORS ARE STILL BETTER THAN ONE
Author(s) -
Baron Alan,
Perone Michael
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.2001.75-357
Subject(s) - respondent , factor (programming language) , psychology , control (management) , cognitive psychology , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , political science , law , programming language
Two‐factor theory remains a viable account of avoidance behavior. By emphasizing the interplay of respondent and operant contingencies, two‐factor theory encourages the analysis of stimuli that mediate molar consequences and incorporates control by local events as well as events that are temporally remote, improbable, or cumulative.