Toward empirical behavior laws. I. positive reinforcement.
Toward empirical behavior laws. I. positive reinforcement.
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走向经验行为法则。
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1959
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D. Premack
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D. Premack
This account of reinforcement is based upon a generalization, not a theory. Few cases underly the generalization, but that which is generalized to are measurable properties of behavior. If accurate, the present generalization will provide: first, an explanation of reinforcement; second, a criterion for evaluating the logical need for motivation constructs; and third, a possible basis for an empirical quantitative account of learning. This first paper, however, deals mainly with positive reinforcement. Learning, motivation, and the aversive case require independent treatment, though some reference to these topics will occur here.