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A Markov Model for Discrimination Learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Richard C. Atkinson
Richard C. Atkinson*
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
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Abstract

A theory for discrimination learning which incorporates the concept of an observing response is presented. The theory is developed in detail for experimental procedures in which two stimuli are employed and two responses are available to the subject. Applications of the model to cases involving probabilistic and nonprobabilistic schedules of reinforcement are considered; some predictions are derived and compared with experimental results.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , December 1958 , pp. 309 - 322
Copyright
Copyright © 1958 The Psychometric Society

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This research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

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