I believe that the Hull-Spence learning theorists used ‘reinforcement’ that way (don’t know if they still do ;-).
On Oct 21, 2015, at 2:15 PM, Ken Steele <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 10/21/2015 2:59 PM, Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. wrote: >> One other thing: the term "reinforcement" was used in the film. It would >> have had to be translated into English from the original Russian subtitles, >> which makes me wonder if the term could have been translated in different >> ways. Jeff > > Reinforcement is a term that is used repeatedly in "Conditioned Reflexes." > It is a term that indicates strengthening of a conditioned reflex, typically > tied to the number of pairings. > > Go to Lecture III in Conditioned Reflexes on Chris Green's psychclassics web > site and have your browser do a search on "reinforce." You will get several > illustrative hits. > > Ken Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=47079 or send a blank email to leave-47079-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
