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Direct linkHursh, Steven R.; Silberberg, Alan – Psychological Review, 2008
The strength of a rat's eating reflex correlates with hunger level when strength is measured by the response frequency that precedes eating (B. F. Skinner, 1932a, 1932b). On the basis of this finding, Skinner argued response frequency could index reflex strength. Subsequent work documented difficulties with this notion because responding was…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Animals, Hunger, Eating Habits
