J Exp Anal Behav. 1981 May;35(3):397-412. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1981.35-397.
We present a classification and theoretical analysis of discrete-trial and free-operant choice procedures in which reinforcement is assigned to one alternative only, or independently to both, is either always available or conditionally available, and is either "held" or not from trial to trial. Momentary-maximizing and (globally) optimal choice sequences are defined in terms of initializing and marker events. Free-operant choice is analyzed in terms of a clock space whose axes are the times since the last A and B choices. The analysis shows that most molar matching data are derivable from momentary maximizing, and that the momentary-maximizing hypothesis has not been adequately tested in either discrete-trial or free-operant situations.
我们提出了一种离散试验和自由操作选择程序的分类和理论分析,其中强化只分配给一个选择,或者独立地分配给两个选择,强化要么总是可用,要么有条件地可用,并且要么在每次试验中“保持”,要么不保持。瞬时最大化和(全局)最优选择序列是根据初始化和标记事件来定义的。自由操作选择是根据一个时钟空间来分析的,该空间的轴是自上次 A 和 B 选择以来的时间。分析表明,大多数摩尔匹配数据都可以从瞬时最大化中推导出来,而且在离散试验或自由操作情况下,瞬时最大化假设都没有得到充分的检验。