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RELATIVE RATE OF RESPONSE AND RELATIVE MAGNITUDE OF REINFORCEMENT IN MULTIPLE SCHEDULES 1
Author(s) -
Shettleworth Sara,
Nevin John A.
Publication year - 1965
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.1965.8-199
Subject(s) - reinforcement , extinction (optical mineralogy) , schedule , duration (music) , frequency , magnitude (astronomy) , component (thermodynamics) , statistics , computer science , psychology , mathematics , social psychology , acoustics , physics , optics , thermodynamics , operating system , astronomy
Pigeons were trained on a multiple schedule in which the duration of access to grain reinforcement was varied independently in the two components. The relative response rate in one component was an increasing function of the relative duration of reinforcement in that component. The similarity of this interaction to that found in multiple schedules of different reinforcement frequency is discussed. Extinction data were also similar to those obtained after training on multiple schedules of different reinforcement frequency.