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OPERANT CONDITIONING OF THE HUMAN SALIVARY RESPONSE
Author(s) -
Frezza Daniel A.,
Holland James G.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
psychophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.661
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1469-8986
pISSN - 0048-5772
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8986.1971.tb00493.x
Subject(s) - reinforcement , psychology , differential reinforcement , conditioning , stimulus (psychology) , operant conditioning , developmental psychology , conditioned response , saliva , audiology , stimulus control , classical conditioning , neuroscience , cognitive psychology , social psychology , medicine , statistics , mathematics , nicotine
To demonstrate operant conditioning of the human salivary response, stimulus control was attempted. Unstimulated parotid saliva was collected from 4 S s under two reinforcement schedules. Continuous reinforcement (CRF) alternated at regular intervals with differential reinforcement for zero responding (DRO)– reinforcement for non‐responding during a specified time period. Cumulative records revealed an increase in responding under CRF and a decrease in responding under DRO for 3 of the 4 S s. Swallowing was recorded. The conditioned salivary response appeared not to be mediated by muscle response.