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INTER‐REINFORCEMENT TIMES FOR THE BAR‐PRESSING RESPONSE OF WHITE RATS ON TWO DRL SCHEDULES 1, 2
Author(s) -
Farmer John,
Schoenfeld W. N.
Publication year - 1964
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.1964.7-119
Subject(s) - reinforcement , bar (unit) , psychology , statistics , physics , mathematics , social psychology , meteorology
A knowledge of inter‐reinforcement times (IS R T) seems of interest because, among other reasons, they bear on the variable of “reinforcement density” in behavior theory. IS R T data were here recorded for bar‐pressing responses by two white rats working on DRL 10 sec and DRL 40 sec. Sample inter‐response time (IRT) distributions and cumulative records were taken simultaneously for comparison purposes. IS R T sequences and distributions have certain characteristics that urge further investigation.