600 Ss received 1 of 4 100-trial, 2-alternative, 50%-event sequences. A model incorporating logical, experiential, and error components provided a better description of choice behavior on these four event schedules than an alternative model. The data suggest that each element of the model presented in this paper plays an important role in choice behavior.
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