HumanFlesh comments on [link] Cargo Cult Debugging - Less Wrong

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Comment author: HumanFlesh 16 July 2012 07:23:47AM 0 points [-]

Cite please.

Skinner avoided appeals to internal states and demonstrated how schedules of reinforcement affected behaviour.

Comment author: [deleted] 16 July 2012 02:12:53PM 0 points [-]

http://tinyurl.com/6gu6p2

That goes to the Wikipedia entry on Skinner, sub-section 'Superstition of the Pigeon.'

Comment author: HumanFlesh 20 July 2012 11:59:52AM 0 points [-]

The link contends the terminology used to describe superstitious behaviour. It doesn't claim that an arbitrary schedule of reinforcement has no effect on the pigeon behaviour.