Effect of Unsignaled Delay to Reinforcement on Within-Session Responding

The present study determined if altering the unsignaled delay to reinforcement would alter the within-session pattern of responding. In both Experiments 1 and 2, 4 rats pressed a lever for reinforcers delivered by a variable-interval schedule during 50-min sessions.

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Published in:The Psychological record 2000-04, Vol.50 (2), p.355-371
Main Authors: WEATHERLY, JEFFREY N, STOUT, JASON E, RUE, HANNA C, MELVILLE, CAM L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Behavior
Predictor Variables
Psychology
Rats
Rattus
Reinforcement (Psychology)
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Summary:The present study determined if altering the unsignaled delay to reinforcement would alter the within-session pattern of responding. In both Experiments 1 and 2, 4 rats pressed a lever for reinforcers delivered by a variable-interval schedule during 50-min sessions.
ISSN:0033-2933
2163-3452
DOI:10.1007/BF03395360