Inside the Teaching Machine: Integrating Attribution and Reinforcement Theories
提出归因理论可作为理解操作性条件反射原理的框架，认为对强化结果的因果归因会调节效果法则的预测，并解释强化的效果、强化计划的作用及强化实施。
Attribution theory is presented as a potentially useful framework for understanding the workings of operant conditioning principles. Causal attributions for the receipt of reinforcements are posited to have a moderating effect on reinforcement predictions emanating from the law of effect. Attributions are hypothesized to explain the effects of reinforcements, the workings of reinforcement schedules, and the administration of reinforcements.