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A TWO‐STATE ANALYSIS OF FIXED‐INTERVAL RESPONDING IN THE PIGEON 1
Author(s) -
Schneider Bruce A.
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.1969.12-677
Subject(s) - reinforcement , interval (graph theory) , constant (computer programming) , state (computer science) , mathematics , statistics , combinatorics , computer science , algorithm , psychology , social psychology , programming language
The behavior of pigeons on six geometrically spaced fixed‐interval schedules ranging from 16 to 512 sec is described as a two‐state process. In the first state, which begins immediately after reinforcement, response rate is low and constant. At some variable time after reinforcement there is an abrupt transition to a high and approximately constant rate. The point of rapid transition occurs, on the average, at about two‐thirds of the way through the interval. Response rate in the second state is an increasing, negatively accelerated function of rate of reinforcement in the second state.