1st Edition

Operant-Pavlovian Interactions

Edited By Hank Davis, Harry M. B. Hurwitz Copyright 1977
348 Pages
by Routledge

348 Pages
by Routledge

348 Pages
by Routledge

The first important distinction between operant and Pavlovian conditioning was made in 1928 by Polish scientists Konorski and Miller. Unaware of their work, Skinner proposed a similar analysis in 1935 of the manner in which operant and Pavlovian conditioning might differ and interact. Konorski and Miller responded to Skinner’s statement, and by 1937 the now-classic debate over "two types of... Read more

Preface.  Introduction.  1. On the Role of the Reinforcer in Associative Learning R. G. Weisman  2. A Note on the Operant Conditioning of Autonomic Responses A. H. Black, B. Osborne, W. C. Ristow  3. Sensitivity of Different Response Systems to Stimulus-Reinforcer and Response-Reinforcer Relations H. M. Jenkins  4. Performance on Learning to Associate a Stimulus with Positive Reinforcement R. A. Boakes  5. Behavioral Competition in Conditioning Situations: Notes Toward a Theory of Generalization and Inhibition J. E. R. Staddon  6. Pavlovian Second-Order Conditioning: Some Implications for Instrumental Behavior Robert A. Rescorla  7. The Safety Signal Hypothesis Martin E. P. Seligman, Yitzchak M. Binik  8. Aversively Controlled Behavior and the Analysis of Conditioned Suppression Harry M. B. Hurwitz, A. E. Roberts  9. Response Characteristics and Control During Lever-Press Escape Hank Davis  10. Conditioning Food-Illness Aversions in Wild Animals: Caveat Cononici John Garcia, Kenneth W. Rusiniak, Linda P. Brett.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

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Hank Davis, Harry M. B. Hurwitz