A COMPARISON OF FORWARD AND BACKWARD PROCEDURES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF RESPONSE CHAINS IN HUMANS

1 March 1978

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Vol. 29 (2) , 255-259
https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1978.29-255

Abstract

Ten university students each learned four separate six-link response chains, two forward and two backward. All 10 subjects made fewer errors in the forward procedure. It was concluded that the forward procedure is superior because each link of the response chain is acquired by direct reinforcement.

Keywords

RESPONSE CHAINING
FORWARD AND BACKWARD CHAINING
ACQUISITION
DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS HYPOTHESIS
KEY PRESS
HUMANS

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Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1967
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