Abstract
24 MALE HOLTZMAN RATS WERE TRAINED IN 2 SD-S$M$UP DISCRIMINATION EXPERIMENTS TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF AN SD POSTPONEMENT CONTINGENCY DURING S$M$UP AND TEMPORAL REGULARITY OF S$M$UP DURATION. EXP. I SHOWED THAT DISCRIMINATION IS MARKEDLY FACILITATED BY THE PRESENCE OF AN SD POSTPONEMENT CONTINGENCY OF EITHER FIXED OR VARIABLE DURATION. EXP. II SHOWED THAT VARIABLE DURATION S$M$UP PERIODS IN A NONCONTINGENT SCHEDULE CAN ENHANCE FORMATION OF AN OPERANT DISCRIMINATION. THESE EFFECTS WERE ATTRIBUTED TO DIFFERENCES IN THE PROBABILITY OF ADVENTITIOUS REINFORCEMENT OF S$M$UP BEHAVIOR BY SD EVENTS. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 609-617 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 4 PART 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1968 |
Keywords
- OPERANT DISCRIMINATION, ACCIDENTAL REINFORCEMENT, RAT
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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KAMIL, ALAN. C., & DAVENPORT, JOHN. W. (1968). THE ROLE OF ADVENTITIOUS REINFORCMENT IN OPERANT DISCRIMINATION. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 76(4 PART 1), 609-617. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0025710