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SHAPING AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR IN RESTRAINED MONKEYS 1
Author(s) -
Lockard Joan S.
Publication year - 1969
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.1969.12-649
Subject(s) - lever , reinforcement , punishment (psychology) , psychology , avoidance learning , shock (circulatory) , motor behavior , behavioral analysis , social psychology , developmental psychology , neuroscience , medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering
Lever‐pulling avoidance behavior of 24 monkeys was actively shaped with a manual shock control box and a closed‐circuit TV system. A negative reinforcement procedure was used wherein a periodically occurring body shock was postponed each time the subject moved toward the lever. All subjects were trainable with this method, two‐thirds of them in fewer than five, 1‐ to 2‐hr sessions. Negative reinforcement was more effective than a punishment procedure.