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REDUCTION OF SHOCK FREQUENCY AS REINFORCEMENT FOR AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR
Author(s) -
Sidman Murray
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal of the experimental analysis of behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1938-3711
pISSN - 0022-5002
DOI - 10.1901/jeab.1962.5-247
Subject(s) - reinforcement , reduction (mathematics) , avoidance learning , shock (circulatory) , computer science , psychology , social psychology , neuroscience , medicine , mathematics , geometry
An avoidance technique was used in which rats had two levers available, with independent shock schedules associated with each. Behavioral patterns in initial conditioning and in the maintenance of the responses with various response‐shock intervals led to the suggestion that reduction of shock density be considered an important variable in avoidance behavior.