Cumulative Record. Chapter 10: The Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Quote 8

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Post published:June 13, 2022
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More interesting phenomena are generated when responses are merely intermittently reinforced. It is characteristic of everyday life that few of the things we do always “pay off.” (p. 135)

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