JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hyperbolae.

  • Published In: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2024, v. 122, n. 1. P. 72 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Killeen, Peter R. 3 of 3

Abstract

Hyperbolic relations between independent and dependent variables are ubiquitous in the experimental analysis of behavior, mentioned in over 150 articles in the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. There are two principal forms of hyperbolae: The first describes the relation between response rate and reinforcement rate on variable‐interval schedules of reinforcement; it rises asymptotically toward a maximum. The second describes the relation between the current equivalent value of an incentive and its delay or (im)probability; it falls from a maximum toward an asymptote of 0. Where do these come from? What do their parameters mean? How are they related? This article answers the first two questions and addresses the last. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 2024/07, Vol. 122, Issue 1, p72
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Mathematics
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0022-5002
  • DOI:10.1002/jeab.916
  • Accession Number:178179184
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