. . . a stimulus present when a response is reinforced may acquire discriminative control over the response even though its presence at reinforcement is adventitious . . . This might be called a positive sensory superstition. (p. 575)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 41: A Second Type of “Superstition” in the Pigeon. Quote 1
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