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TIME OUT FROM AVOIDANCE AS A REINFORCER: A STUDY OF RESPONSE INTERACTION 1
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.1962.5-423
Subject(s) - reinforcement , lever , avoidance learning , psychology , period (music) , shock (circulatory) , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , neuroscience , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , acoustics
Monkeys could either postpone shock by pressing a lever or pull a chain to produce a period of time out from the avoidance procedure. The period of time out proved to be an effective positive reinforcer. Certain features of the animals' behavior were attributed to interactions between the two responses.