Replacing relative reinforcing efficacy with behavioral economic demand curves

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-93

  Johnson, Matthew W ^a,b   Bickel, Warren K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Cigarette smokers; Demand curves; Humans; Lindsley plunger pulls; Reinforcer efficacy; Relative reinforcing efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 33645313809     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2006.102-04     Document Type: Review

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