Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 4: The experimental analysis of behavior. Quote 17

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Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 4: The experimental analysis of behavior. Quote 17

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Post published:April 23, 2018
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“An operant must behave like one; it must undergo orderly changes in probability when independent variables are manipulated.” (p. 89)

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In a well-known experiment, Diven recorded changes in the resistance of the skin of the hand produced by the reflex secretion of sweat which is often a conspicuous feature of an emotional reaction. Diven used a list of words as verbal stimuli, and his subjects received an electric shock whenever certain words occurred. If a shock followed the stimulus word barn, the word eventually produced an emotional response, and this was extended to other rural words. (p. 155)
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“An operant must behave like one; it must undergo orderly changes in probability when independent variables are manipulated.” (p. 89)

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