Falsification of matching theory and confirmation of an evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics in a critical experiment

J. J. McDowell; Olivia L. Calvin; Ryan Hackett; Bryan Klapes

doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2017.03.025

Falsification of matching theory and confirmation of an evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics in a critical experiment

J. J. McDowell, Olivia L. Calvin, Ryan Hackett, Bryan Klapes

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Two competing predictions of matching theory and an evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics, and one additional prediction of the evolutionary theory, were tested in a critical experiment in which human participants worked on concurrent schedules for money (Dallery et al., 2005). The three predictions concerned the descriptive adequacy of matching theory equations, and of equations describing emergent equilibria of the evolutionary theory. Tests of the predictions falsified matching theory and supported the evolutionary theory.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	61-68
Number of pages	8
Journal	Behavioural Processes
Volume	140
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2017.03.025
State	Published - Jul 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Behavior dynamics
Evolutionary theory
Falsification
Matching theory
Prediction
Selection by consequences
Selectionism

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Falsification of matching theory and confirmation of an evolutionary theory of behavior dynamics in a critical experiment

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