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RESPONSE LATENCY AS A FUNCTION OF REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE 1
Author(s) -
Stebbins William C.,
Lanson Robert N.
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.1962.5-299
Subject(s) - reinforcement , schedule , latency (audio) , tone (literature) , computer science , key (lock) , audiology , psychology , social psychology , medicine , telecommunications , computer security , operating system , art , literature
Four S s were trained to press and hold down a telegraph key in the presence of a light. Subsequent release of the key during a tone was followed by water reinforcement. The schedule of reinforcement for key release was varied, and its effects on the latency (RT) of key release to the tone were studied. Both median RT and variability of RT were found to be inversely related to frequency of reinforcement as determined by the schedule.