The Symbolic Foundations of Conditioned Behavior (Distinguished Lecture Series)

Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
Series Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
1  Response Timing......Page 18
The Peak Procedure......Page 22
Scalar Expectancy Theory......Page 24
The FI Scallop......Page 27
The Timing of Aversive CRs......Page 28
Timing the CS: Discrimination......Page 33
Summary......Page 35
2  Acquisition......Page 36
Quantitative Results......Page 39
Rate Estimation Theory......Page 49
Generalizing the Model......Page 59
Experimental Results......Page 70
Two Principles......Page 74
General Solution to the Rate Estimation Problem......Page 75
Intuitive “Derivations”......Page 78
Conclusions......Page 91
4  Extinction......Page 93
Model of Simple Extinction......Page 96
Generalizing the Model......Page 99
5  Backward, Secondary, and Trace Conditioning......Page 120
Delay Conditioning Versus Trace Conditioning......Page 121
Forward Versus Backward Conditioning......Page 122
Secondary Versus Primary Conditioning......Page 124
6  Operant Choice......Page 137
Opting Versus Allocating......Page 138
Hyperbolic Discounting and Self-Control......Page 154
Harmonic Averaging and the Preference for Variabillty......Page 156
The Equivalence of Delayed Rewards and Probabilistic Rewards......Page 161
Time-Scale Invariance in Free Operant Avoidance......Page 164
Summary......Page 166
Different Answers to Basic Questions......Page 169
Contrasting Basic Assumptions......Page 172
The Challenges Posed by Experimental Findings......Page 176
Summary......Page 189
References......Page 191
E......Page 202
L......Page 203
S......Page 204
W-Z......Page 205
C......Page 206
E-F......Page 207
R......Page 208
U-W......Page 209