AI Diaries 3: Reinforcement Created Humans. It Could End Us Too.
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Token Reinforcement: A strangely under-explored and under-applied domain in behavior analysis
Token Reinforcement: A strangely under-explored and under-applied domain in behavior analysisRon Allen and Jeff KupferSimmons University (Boston) and University of Colorado (Denver) Over the years there have been gentle debates …
Forgotten History of Behavior Analysis (#1): Învățare Mediată de Funcție într-o Fantomă (Operant Conditioning of a Ghost)
A mysterious Count, a purported spectre, an Oxforder, and an 85-year-old one-of-a-kind experiment.
Forgotten History of Behavior Science (#2): The Case of the Kung Fu Pigeon
Is the organism always right?
When Logic Meets the Cruelty of Withdrawal
If you surveyed current smokers, I’m willing to bet that many would say they wished they had never started. That they don’t want to be a smoker. A quick google …
How Positive Are Addictions, and Does Coffee Taste Good?
I smoked a cigarette for the first time when I was 15 years old. Looking back, I’m actually surprised I held off that long – so many factors in my …