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PERFORMANCE IN CONCURRENT FIXED‐INTERVAL SCHEDULES 1
Author(s) -
White A. J.,
Davison M. C.
Publication year - 1973
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.1973.19-147
Subject(s) - schedule , interval (graph theory) , matching (statistics) , reinforcement , computer science , statistics , mathematics , arithmetic , combinatorics , psychology , social psychology , operating system
Six pigeons were trained on a variety of concurrent fixed‐interval fixed‐interval schedules. Matching between response or time ratios and ratios of obtained numbers of reinforcements was found for eight of 12 schedules studied. Cumulative records showed both typical burst‐and‐break patterns and also atypical response patterns in which response rate was constant between reinforcements on a schedule. Matching occurred only when the same pattern was present on both concurrent schedules. When different response patterns were generated by the two schedules, the pigeons consistently emitted fewer responses to the shorter fixed‐interval than required by matching.