A test of the melioration theory of matching

Autor:	Ben A. Williams, Paul Royalty
Rok vydání:	1989
Předmět:	Melioration theory Variable (computer science) Matching (statistics) Statistics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Absolute rate Reinforcement Psychology Preference (economics) Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes. 15:99-113
ISSN:	1939-2184 0097-7403
DOI:	10.1037/0097-7403.15.2.99
Popis:	Melioration theory entails that matching in concurrent schedules occurs because the subjects equalize the local reinforcement rates (reinforcers received for each alternative divided by the time allocated to each alternative). The role of local reinforcement rates was tested by using multiple schedules in which one component involved an alternative with a high absolute rate of reinforcement and a low local reinforcement rate while the second component involved an alternative with a low absolute rate and a high local rate. These alternatives were then presented simultaneously in probe trials to determine preference between them. Contrary to melioration, the absolute rate of reinforcement, not the local rate, was the controlling variable.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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