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Depression: Loss of Reinforcers or Loss of Reinforcer Effectiveness? - Republished Article.
Behavior Therapy 2016 September
A number of behavior therapists have proposed that depression results when a discriminative stimulus or reinforcer for behavior is removed. It is proposed here that the depressed person's general loss of interest in his environment suggests that there is a loss of reinforcer effectiveness. The manner in which environmental events, including the loss of a reinforcer, may result in this general loss of reinforcer effectiveness is discussed. The possible evolutionary significance of depression is also briefly discussed.
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