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... bar- pressing behavior very quickly and accurately to provide a constant daily caloric intake when the caloric payoff of a bar press was varied over a wide range . If this variation in the animal's daily amount of bar pressing can be ...
... bar- pressing behavior very quickly and accurately to provide a constant daily caloric intake when the caloric payoff of a bar press was varied over a wide range . If this variation in the animal's daily amount of bar pressing can be ...
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... bar presses result in producing the buzzer . Unfortunately , Zimmerman did not run the appropriate control groups to permit a firm conclusion to the effect that the buzzer has secondary reinforcing effect . Thus , he has no group which ...
... bar presses result in producing the buzzer . Unfortunately , Zimmerman did not run the appropriate control groups to permit a firm conclusion to the effect that the buzzer has secondary reinforcing effect . Thus , he has no group which ...
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... bar also weakened and broke down . Now the rat did not get to the bar and conse- quently could not press it . When it did get around to the bar and pressed , it failed to go to the cup , and consequently spent more time in the bar area ...
... bar also weakened and broke down . Now the rat did not get to the bar and conse- quently could not press it . When it did get around to the bar and pressed , it failed to go to the cup , and consequently spent more time in the bar area ...
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ENGINEERING | 2 |
Preface vii | 15 |
Historical Origins of Motivational Concepts | 21 |
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