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Direct linkMallpress, Dave E. W.; Fawcett, Tim W.; McNamara, John M.; Houston, Alasdair I. – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2012
The relationship between positive and negative reinforcement and the symmetry of Thorndike's law of effect are unresolved issues in operant psychology. Here we show that, for a given pattern of responding on variable interval (VI) schedules with the same programmed rate of food rewards (positive reinforcement VI) or electric shocks (negative…
Descriptors: Animals, Stimuli, Rewards, Positive Reinforcement
