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Although currently viewed as the natural, robust, and pervasive effect of intermittent reinforcement, it is suggested (1) that the partial reinforcement effect (PRE) is dependent upon the presence of constraints on the behavioral repertoire of the organism, (2) that it is not generated by the reinforcement schedule per se, and (3) that similar effects can be obtained without any reinforcement.
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Burstein, K.R. On the generality of the partial reinforcement effect. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 7, 501–502 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337263
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337263