The effects of variable drive, reward, and response upon instrumental performance.
1959
E L WIKE, and
W KINTSCH, and
R GUTEKUNST
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007858
Learning
Relatively permanent change in behavior that is the result of past experience or practice. The concept includes the acquisition of knowledge.
Phenomenography
D004328
Drive
A state of internal activity of an organism that is a necessary condition before a given stimulus will elicit a class of responses; e.g., a certain level of hunger (drive) must be present before food will elicit an eating response.
Drives
D012201
Reward
An object or a situation that can serve to reinforce a response, to satisfy a motive, or to afford pleasure.