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A pigeon lived in a situation in which all its food was obtained by pecking at two disks. The proportion of pecks allocated to either disk equalled the proportion of food obtained by pecks at the disk, confirming a well-known matching relation. The finding strengthens the view that the matching relation is an intrinsic property of the behavior of higher organisms.
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Supported by Grant GB-28493 from NSF and Grant NIMH-15494 from NIH.
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Baum, W.M. Choice in a continuous procedure. Psychon Sci 28, 263–265 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328733
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