The generalized matching law in elite sport competition: Football play calling as operant choice

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-297

  Reed, Derek D ^a   Critchfield, Thomas S ^b   Martens, Brian K ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Football; Generalized matching law; Play calling; Sport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SPORT;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPORTS;

EID: 33748933076     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2006.146-05     Document Type: Article

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