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Skinner's Claim on Pigeons and Pathological Gambling and Its Limitations
B.F. Skinner was so confident in the power of the variable-ratio reinforcement schedule that he claimed he could condition a pigeon to become a 'pathological gambler.' While this illustrates the profound effect of this schedule, recent research on rats has challenged the idea that variable-ratio schedules alone are sufficient to cause pathological gambling, suggesting a more complex interplay with factors like brain chemistry.
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Skinner's Claim on Pigeons and Pathological Gambling and Its Limitations
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