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Substitutability in time allocation.
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This article is published in Psychological Review.The article was published on 1980-07-01. It has received 141 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Time allocation & Operant conditioning.read more
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The Origin of Predictable Behavior
TL;DR: In economics, this critique has been persistently attacked as an acceptable explanation of behavior as discussed by the authors, which has been taken various forms which include information processing limitations in computing optima from known preference or utility information, unreliable probability information about complex environmental contingencies, and the absence of a well-defined set of alternatives or consequences.
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Physical activity and sedentary behavior: a population-based study of barriers, enjoyment, and preference.
TL;DR: The associations of physical activity and sedentary behavior with barriers, enjoyment, and preferences were examined in a population-based mail survey of 1,332 adults and respondents reporting high enjoyment and preference for physical activity were more likely to report high levels of activity.
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Maximization theory in behavioral psychology
TL;DR: Maximization theory as mentioned in this paper is an alternative to reinforcement theory as a description of steady-state behavior, and it provides new insight into these situations and, because it takes context into account, has greater predictive power than reinforcement theory.
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Contributions from behavioral theories of choice to an analysis of alcohol abuse.
TL;DR: In this article, a discussion des etudes experimentales consacrees aux effets de deux categories de variables (contraintes directes et indirectes) sur la consommation d'alcool ou d'autres substances chez l'homme et chez le animal.
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A study of thinking
TL;DR: A Study of Thinking as discussed by the authors is a pioneering account of how human beings achieve a measure of rationality in spite of the constraints imposed by bias, limited attention and memory, and the risks of error imposed by pressures of time and ignorance.
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On the law of effect
TL;DR: Experiments on single, multiple, and concurrent schedules of reinforcement find various correlations between the rate of responding and the rate or magnitude of reinforcement, which can be accounted for by a coherent system of equations.