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) |
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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)