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ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE TRAINING, DIFFERENTIAL REINFORCEMENT OF OTHER BEHAVIOR, AND EXTINCTION IN SQUIRREL MONKEYS (SAIMIRI SCIUREUS) 1
Author(s) -
Mulick J. A.,
Leitenberg H.,
Rawson R. A.
Publication year - 1976
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.1976.25-311
Subject(s) - saimiri sciureus , squirrel monkey , reinforcement , extinction (optical mineralogy) , differential reinforcement , psychology , differential (mechanical device) , training (meteorology) , animal behavior , artificial intelligence , cognitive psychology , computer science , zoology , neuroscience , biology , physics , social psychology , paleontology , meteorology , thermodynamics
In Experiment I, (a) extinction, (b) extinction plus reinforcement of a discrete alternative response, and (c) differential reinforcement of other behavior were each correlated with a different stimulus in a three‐component multiple schedule. The alternative‐response procedure more rapidly and completely suppressed behavior than did differential reinforcement of other behavior. Differential reinforcement of other behavior was slightly more effective than extinction alone. In Experiment II, reinforcement of specific alternative behavior during extinction and differential reinforcement of other behavior were used in two components, while one component continued to provide reinforcement for the original response. Once again, the alternative‐response procedure was most effective in reducing responding as long as it remained in effect. However, the responding partially recovered when reinforcement for competing behavior was discontinued. In general, responding was less readily reduced by differential reinforcement of other behavior than by the specific alternative‐response procedure.