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Adaptiveness, law-of-effect theory, and control-system theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2000

S. R. Coleman
S. R. Coleman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115 [email protected] www.csuohio.edu/psy/
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Abstract

It is suggested that the control-system theory of Domjan et al. restates in engineering vocabulary the primary thesis of law-of-effect theories: namely, that classical-conditioning arrangements may involve CR-contingent reinforcement. The research cited by Domjan et al. is relevant to the idea that classical conditioning is an adaptive process, but is irrelevant to their control-system theory.

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Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 253
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© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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