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DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE RATES CORRELATED WITH THE PRESENCE OF “NEUTRAL” STIMULI 1
Author(s) -
Kieffer J. David
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.1965.8-227
Subject(s) - buzzer , reinforcement , differential reinforcement , psychology , differential (mechanical device) , audiology , neuroscience , medicine , social psychology , physics , materials science , thermodynamics , composite material , alarm
Five out of six rats, pressing a lever for food reinforcement, showed differential rates of responding that were correlated with the presence of a buzzer, under conditions where the buzzer might have been assumed to be neutral. The effect was demonstrated when the presence versus absence of the buzzer distinguished the components of Mult FI 2 min FI 2 min, as well as when the buzzer was present throughout entire sessions of simple FI 2 min for n/2 of every n such sessions. The cause of the phenomenon was not determined.