Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 6: An Operant Analysis of Problem Solving. Quote 16

“A species which has developed the capacity to learn from one experience—to change its behavior as the result of a single reinforcement—is vulnerable to adventitious reinforcement. The reinforcer which follows a response need not be “produced by it.” It may generate superstitious behavior.” (p. 168)

 

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