An Application of the Matching Law to Social Dynamics

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dc.contributor.authorBorrero, John C.
dc.contributor.authorCrisolo, Stephany S.
dc.contributor.authorTu, Quichen
dc.contributor.authorReiland, Weston A.
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Noel A.
dc.contributor.authorFrancisco, Monica T.
dc.contributor.authorYamamoto, Kenny Y.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-15T18:32:55Z
dc.date.available2020-04-15T18:32:55Z
dc.date.issued2007-12
dc.description.abstractUsing a procedure similar to the one described by Conger and Killeen (1974), we evaluated levels of attending for 25 college students who participated in either a 20-min (n  =  12) or 30-min (n  =  13) discussion on juvenile delinquency. Confederates delivered statements of agreement (e.g., “I agree with that point”) according to independent variable-interval schedules. Pooled results were evaluated using three generalized formulations of the matching law, and showed that matching was more likely during the first 5 min of the discussion than during the last 5 min. Individual data for 7 of 9 participants were better described by the generalized response-rate matching equation than by the generalized time-allocation matching equation when response allocation was characterized in terms of frequency rather than duration.en
dc.description.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2078567/en
dc.format.extent13 pagesen
dc.genrejournal articlesen
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2alen-w9km
dc.identifier.citationBorrero, John C.; Crisolo, Stephany S.; Tu, Quichen; Reiland, Weston A.; Ross, Noel A.; Francisco, Monica T.; Yamamoto, Kenny Y.; An Application of the Matching Law to Social Dynamics; Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 40(4): 589–601 (2007); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2078567/en
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.2007.589-601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/18062
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWiley Online Libraryen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.subjectchoiceen
dc.subjectmatching lawen
dc.subjectsocial dynamicsen
dc.subjectconversationen
dc.subjectagreementen
dc.subjectverbal behavioren
dc.titleAn Application of the Matching Law to Social Dynamicsen
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