Publications [#288072] of John E. Staddon

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Papers Published

  1. Staddon, JE, Conservation and consequences--theories of behavior under constraint: An overview, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, vol. 108 no. 1 (March, 1979), pp. 1-3, American Psychological Association (APA) [Gateway.cgi], [doi] .
    (last updated on 2024/03/27)

    Abstract:
    Introduces a group of articles on related topics in operant conditioning research: (a) the relativity of reinforcement, (b) choice, (c) the quantitative law of effect, and (d) optimal behavior. The focus is on the functional relations between response and reinforcement rates in ratio and interval schedules of reinforcement. (8 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1979 American Psychological Association.