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STIMULUS CONTROL WITH FIXED‐RATIO REINFORCEMENT 1
Author(s) -
Zeiler Michael D.
Publication year - 1968
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.1968.11-107
Subject(s) - reinforcement , stimulus control , stimulus (psychology) , psychology , computer science , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , cognitive psychology , social psychology , nicotine
Pigeons were trained on a three‐stimulus simultaneous discrimination with reinforcements given on fixed‐ratio schedules ranging from one response per reinforcement to 205 responses per reinforcement. Responses to any of the three stimuli advanced the ratio, but, when it was completed, a reinforcement followed a response to one designated stimulus. Throughout the ratio, the birds responded mainly to the designated stimulus. The relatively few responses to the other stimuli usually occurred immediately after postreinforcement pauses. The distribution of responses to the various stimuli was not affected by omitting reinforcements.