there is always hope for spontaneous recovery after the extinction of the tight-aggressive play.

its interesting to apply behavioral principles to poker on the micro level, I am sure after a couple bad beats you might play a little more passive, but I doubt it has effects on your overall game (macro level).

And I think we cannot forget about observational learning and its influence on our own reinforcement schedule. say we do suffer some consistant loses, but notice others being rewarded for similar plays. That would certainly dampen the strength of the punishment previously experienced.


Ill have to think about this some more. Partially cause i like poker, but mainly because I dig the skinner and am taking a seminar on him this spring.