To say that a reinforcement is contingent upon a response may mean nothing more than that it follows the response . . . conditioning takes place presumably because of the temporal relation only, expressed in terms of the order and proximity of response and reinforcement. (p. 570)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 40: “Superstition” in the Pigeon. Quote 1
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