Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ351787
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Publication Date: 1987
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A Pavlovian Analysis of Goal-Directed Behavior.
Rescorla, Robert A.
American Psychologist, v42 n2 p119-29 Feb 1987
Analyzes associative structures underlying goal-directed behavior using well-developed techniques for studying Pavlovian conditioning. Identifies the roles of the stimulus, response, and reinforcer in instrumental learning. A response and its reinforcer must be associated for acquisition and maintenance of instrumental behavior. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Conditioning, Counseling Techniques, Learning, Psychology, Reinforcement, Responses, Stimuli
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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