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Peer reviewedHerrnstein, R. J. – Psychological Review, 1979
The matching law for reinforced behavior solves a differential equation relating infinitesimal changes in behavior to infinitesimal changes in reinforcement. The equation expresses plausible conceptions of behavior and reinforcement, yields a simple nonlinear operator model for acquisition, and suggests a alternative to the economic law of…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Theories, Economic Factors, Learning Motivation
