Abstract:
:Superstitions were demonstrated with human subjects when presses on one button were reinforced on a VI 30-sec schedule while presses on a second were never reinforced. Superstitious responding, on the second button, was often maintained because presses on that button were frequently followed by reinforcement for a subsequent press on the first button. The introduction of a changeover delay (COD), which separated in time presses on the second button and subsequent reinforced presses on the first button, reduced or eliminated the superstitious responding of these subjects. Some complex superstitions were also demonstrated with other subjects for which the COD was in effect from the beginning of the session.
journal_name
J Exp Anal Behavjournal_title
Journal of the experimental analysis of behaviorauthors
CATANIA AC,CUTTS Ddoi
10.1901/jeab.1963.6-203subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1963-04-01 00:00:00pages
203-8eissn
0022-5002issn
1938-3711journal_volume
6pub_type
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