The Effect of partial reinforcement before and after continuous reinforcement on acquisition level and resistance to extinction.

Sutherland, Mackintosh, and Wolfe (1965) demonstrated that continuous reinforcement given subsequent to partial reinforcement resulted in superior resistance to extinction than did continuous reinforcement administered prior to partial reinforcement. Because the experimenters did not make compensati...

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Main Author: Husband, James Dalla Thorne
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36352