Reinforced Variability in Animals and People: Implications for Adaptive Action.

Although reinforcement often leads to repetitive, even stereotyped responding, that is not a necessary outcome. When it depends on variations, reinforcement results in responding that is diverse, novel, indeed unpredictable, with distributions sometimes approaching those of a random process. This ar...

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Published in:	American Psychologist Vol. 59; no. 9; pp. 891 - 907
Main Author:	Neuringer, Allen
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association Dec2004
Subjects:	Psychology of learning Reinforcement (Psychology) Psychology, Comparative Adaptability (Personality)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost