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The Closing Bell
- benjaminwootton 14y agoThe bell reminds me of Pavlovs Dogs http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_conditioning http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_conditioning
- karanr 14y agoPrecisely.
- slurgfest 14y agoHere the bell is a social reinforcement for choices and efforts in making a sale; it is conditional on something you did. That something was a complex and extended and learned activity, of the type that few animals other than humans ever exhibit. It shows appreciation and provides an occasion for positive interactions. This is a far cry from a predictive signal which causes a relatively simple physiological response to occur earlier than it would otherwise, in preparation for some uncontrollable condition. (Yes, I know I am a very humorless and literal person.)