DERIVATIVES OF MATCHING

被引：63

作者：

HERRNSTEIN, RJ

机构：

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL REVIEW | 1979年 / 86卷 / 05期

关键词：

matching law for reinforced behavior; molecular account based on solution of differential equation;

D O I：

10.1037/0033-295X.86.5.486

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Demonstrates that the matching law for reinforced behavior is a solution to a differential equation relating infinitesimal changes in behavior to infinitesimal changes in reinforcement. The differential equation expresses plausible and familiar conceptions of behavior and reinforcement; it yields a simple nonlinear operator model for acquisition, and it suggests a psychologically preferable alternative to the economic law of diminishing marginal utility. (62 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1979 American Psychological Association.

引用

页码：486 / 495

页数：10

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