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REACTION TIME AS A FUNCTION OF STIMULUS INTENSITY FOR THE MONKEY 1
Author(s) -
Stebbins William C.,
Miller Josef M.
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.1964.7-309
Subject(s) - stimulus (psychology) , audiology , latency (audio) , psychology , exponential function , computer science , mathematics , cognitive psychology , medicine , mathematical analysis , telecommunications
Monkeys were trained to release a telegraph key in response to a visual or auditory stimulus. The latency of the key release response was measured for different stimulus intensities. In general, the relation between latency and intensity is inverse and exponential with greater variability of latency at the lower intensities. Some preliminary data involving differential reinforcement of short latencies are presented.