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Stimulus factors in addiction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

John A. Nevin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NC 03824. jnevin@christa.unh.edu

Abstract

Heyman's analysis of addiction in terms of matching to local relative value can be supplemented by stimulus-control processes. Stimulus equivalence can broaden the set of situations that occasion addictive behavior, and the situation-reinforcer correlation can enhance its persistence. The joint effects of stimulus-control and reinforcement processes may complicate treatment.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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