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RATIO REQUIREMENT AND REINFORCER EFFECTS IN CONCURRENT FIXED‐INTERVAL FIXED‐RATIO SCHEDULES 1
Author(s) -
Wood Keith A.,
Martinez Eduardo S.,
Willis Richard D.
Publication year - 1975
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.1975.23-87
Subject(s) - reinforcement , interval (graph theory) , mathematics , statistics , psychology , social psychology , combinatorics
The fixed‐ratio requirement was varied in concurrent fixed‐interval fixed‐ratio schedules. Fixed‐interval responding was reinforced by food. In different phases, fixed‐ratio responding was reinforced by food or water. There was a direct relation between the ratio requirement and interval response rates when both responses were reinforced with food, but essentially no relation when the reinforcers were different. The role of reinforcers in concurrent schedules merits detailed study.