Matching, undermatching, and overmatching in studies of choice. Export

@article{citeulike:323956, abstract = {A review of 103 sets of data from 23 different studies of choice conformed closely to a single equation. Of the 2 experimenters who contributed the most data, one generally found undermatching, while the other generally found matching. The difference in results probably arises from differences in procedure. The procedural variations that lead to undermatching appear to be those that produce (a) asymmetrical pausing that favors the poorer alternative; (b) systematic temporal variation in preference that favors the poorer alternative; and (c) patterns of responding that involve changing over between alternatives or brief bouts at the alternatives. (44 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)}, author = {Baum, W. M.}, citeulike-article-id = {323956}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/501274}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=501274}, issn = {0022-5002}, journal = {J Exp Anal Behav}, keywords = {choice, hardcopy, matching\_law, pigeons}, month = {September}, number = {2}, pages = {269--281}, posted-at = {2005-09-17 20:51:30}, priority = {2}, title = {Matching, undermatching, and overmatching in studies of choice.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/501274}, volume = {32}, year = {1979} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:323956 L3 - citeulike-article-id:323956 N2 - A review of 103 sets of data from 23 different studies of choice conformed closely to a single equation. Of the 2 experimenters who contributed the most data, one generally found undermatching, while the other generally found matching. The difference in results probably arises from differences in procedure. The procedural variations that lead to undermatching appear to be those that produce (a) asymmetrical pausing that favors the poorer alternative; (b) systematic temporal variation in preference that favors the poorer alternative; and (c) patterns of responding that involve changing over between alternatives or brief bouts at the alternatives. (44 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved) IS - 2 JF - J Exp Anal Behav SN - 0022-5002 EP - 281 TI - Matching, undermatching, and overmatching in studies of choice. VL - 32 SP - 269 KW - choice KW - hardcopy KW - matching_law KW - pigeons AU - Baum, WM PY - 1979/09// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/501274 ER -