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MATCHING LAW [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
CONT

According to the matching law, choices are distributed according to rates of reinforcement for making those choices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie expérimentale
  • Comportement humain
OBS

Formulée par Herrnstein, cette loi de l'apprentissage vise à déterminer la probabilité relative d'émettre un comportement donné plutôt qu'un autre (choix) quand l'organisme est confronté à une situation de choix (deux ou plusieurs programmes de renforcement concurrents).

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire

Spanish

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