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New Developments in Statistical Behavior Theory: Differential Tests of Axioms for Associative Learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

W. K. Estes
W. K. Estes*
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Indiana University
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Several types of new developments in statistical behavior theory deserve attention: (i) attempts at relatively direct empirical tests of basic axioms; (ii) the application of models that survive these tests for purposes of data reduction and analysis; (iii) the extension of extant models, or elaborations of them, to new empirical problems; and (iv) the introduction of new models based primarily on abstract mathematical considerations. The last two of these “new developments” have been well represented in recent books [3, 11]; the first two will be illustrated in the following sections.

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Psychometrika , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 1961 , pp. 73 - 84
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Copyright © 1961 The Psychometric Society

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