Response selection in operant learning.

Journal Article (Journal Article)

We show that simple, contiguity-based, nonassociative response-selection process provides a qualitative account for both anomalous and nonanomalous properties of operant conditioning. The process can easily be extended to permit associative effects; it may therefore represent the initial processing stage for all conditioning in higher vertebrates.

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Duke Authors

Staddon, John E. R.

Cited Authors

Staddon, JE; Zhang, Y

Published Date

December 1989

Published In

Behavioural Processes

Volume / Issue

20 / 1-3

Start / End Page

189 - 197

PubMed ID

24925791

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1872-8308

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0376-6357

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/0376-6357(89)90022-3

Language

eng