THE BLOCKING OF REINFORCEMENT CONTROL1
- 1 September 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- Vol. 24 (2) , 215-225
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1975.24-215
Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to extend the blocking effect to the reinforcement of a response. A delayed reinforcement contingency was presented to subjects with or without a previously pretrained response available during the delay interval. The interpolated response had no scheduled effect on delivery of the reinforcer, but its availability reduced strengthening of the initial response, which completely extinguished for some subjects. The results were interpreted as support for blocking as a fundamental principle of behavior, and as evidence against the principle of reinforcement being stated solely in terms of temporal proximity between response and reinforcer.Keywords
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