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STIMULUS GENERALIZATION AND THE RESPONSE‐REINFORCEMENT CONTINGENCY
Author(s) -
Hearst Eliot,
Koresko Minnie B.,
Poppen Roger
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.1964.7-369
Subject(s) - reinforcement , contingency , stimulus generalization , generalization , stimulus control , stimulus (psychology) , psychology , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , computer science , social psychology , mathematics , perception , mathematical analysis , nicotine , linguistics , philosophy
Generalization gradients along a line‐tilt continuum were obtained from groups of pigeons that had been trained to peck a key on different schedules of reinforcement. In Exp. I, gradients following training on a differential‐reinforcement‐of‐low‐rate (DRL) schedule proved to be much flatter than gradients following the usual 1‐min variable interval (VI) training. In Exp. II, the value of the VI schedule itself was parametrically studied; S s trained on long VI schedules ( e.g ., 4‐min) produced much flatter gradients than S s trained on short VI schedules (30‐sec; 1‐min). The results were interpreted mainly in terms of the relative control exerted by internal, proprioceptive cues on the different reinforcement schedules. Several implications of the results for other problems in the field of stimulus generalization are discussed.