Experiments
The Stimulus Generalization Gradient Experiment – Norman Guttman and Harry Kalish
A comprehensive analysis of Norman Guttman and Harry Kalish's 1956 landmark operant conditioning study establishing...
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The Sidman Avoidance Experiment (Free-Operant Avoidance) – Murray Sidman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Murray Sidman's groundbreaking free-operant avoidance paradigm, its mechanics, theoretical impact,...
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The Two-Factor Theory of Avoidance Experiment – O. Hobart Mowrer
A comprehensive academic analysis of O. Hobart Mowrer's Two-Factor Theory of Avoidance, examining its experimental...
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The Errorless Discrimination Learning Experiment – Herbert Terrace
A comprehensive academic analysis of Herbert Terrace's groundbreaking 1963 errorless discrimination learning experiments and their...
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The Sensory Preconditioning Experiment – W.J. Brogden
A comprehensive academic analysis of W.J. Brogden's 1939 sensory preconditioning experiment, examining its methodology, theoretical...
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The Autoshaping Experiment (Sign Tracking) – Paul Brown and Herbert Jenkins
A comprehensive academic analysis of Paul Brown and Herbert Jenkins' 1968 autoshaping experiment, sign-tracking mechanisms,...
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The Matching Law Experiment (Concurrent Schedules) – Richard Herrnstein
A comprehensive academic analysis of Richard Herrnstein's matching law experiment, concurrent schedules of reinforcement, and...
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The Conditioned Emotional Response Experiment (Conditioned Suppression) – William Estes and B.F. Skinner
A comprehensive academic analysis of the seminal 1941 Estes-Skinner conditioned emotional response experiment and its...
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The US Devaluation Experiment – Robert Rescorla
An academic examination of Robert Rescorla's US devaluation experiments, evaluating S-S associative theory, cognitive maps,...
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The Truly Random Control Experiment (Contingency vs. Contiguity) – Robert Rescorla
A detailed academic exploration of Robert Rescorla's truly random control experiment, establishing contingency over contiguity...
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The Misbehavior of Organisms Experiment (Instinctive Drift) – Keller Breland and Marian Breland
A comprehensive academic analysis of Keller and Marian Breland's 1961 study on instinctive drift and...
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The Drive Reduction Theory Experiments (Maze Running) – Clark Hull
A comprehensive academic analysis of Clark Hull's drive reduction theory experiments, mathematical learning models, and...