This paper changed my life: Erin Calipari ponders the nuances of rewarding and aversive stimuli

About this episode

Erin Calipari discusses how a 1960s study influenced her understanding of behavior generation and maintenance.

A 1960s study by Kelleher and Morse found that lever pressing in squirrel monkeys depended not on whether they received a reward or shock, but on the rules of the task. This taught Calipari to think deeply about factors that influence how behavior is generated and maintained.

People in this episode

Guest: Erin Calipari

Topics covered

• rewarding stimuli
• aversive stimuli
• behavior
• psychology

Keywords

• Kelleher and Morse
• squirrel monkeys
• lever pressing
• task rules

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