title: Rule-following and human operant responding: Conceptual and methodological considerations.
abstract: A conceptual analysis of rule-governed behavior, emphasizing pliance and tracking as functional classes of rule-following, is provided and related to previous methodological strategies in human operant research. A novel strategy, which utilizes a microcomputer to reinforce correspondences between subject guesses and responding, is proposed for the study of rule-following. Results from a preliminary demonstration of the procedures are reported briefly, and possible applications to the further analysis of rule-following are discussed.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Zettle
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Young