Partial Reinforcement

• Steven J. Haggbloom, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Dr. Steven J. Haggbloom accepted the invitation on 20 February 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 20 August 2008).

This article will briefly cover: a description of the partial reinforcement extinction effect, some related phenomena, and a theoretical explanation called sequential theory.

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