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Response-dependent and response-independent timeout from an avoidance schedule.

A Baron, I A Trenholme

    Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
    |July 1, 1971
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    Timeout from avoidance serves as a positive reinforcer in rats, increasing response rates. Even response-independent timeout periods can increase behavior, suggesting adventitious reinforcement.

    Area of Science:

    • Behavioral Psychology
    • Animal Behavior Studies

    Background:

    • Avoidance learning paradigms are crucial for understanding behavioral control.
    • Timeout from punishment is a well-established form of negative reinforcement.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate whether timeout from avoidance can function as a positive reinforcer.
    • To compare the effects of response-dependent versus response-independent timeout.

    Main Methods:

    • Rats were trained in a single-lever avoidance task.
    • A signal preceded a timeout period where shocks were omitted.
    • Timeout was either response-dependent or response-independent via yoked controls.

    Main Results:

    • Response rates increased during the signal under response-dependent timeout.

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  • Response rates also increased under response-independent timeout, though less reliably.
  • Reversing the yoked arrangement led to equivalent rate increases under both conditions.

    • Conclusions:

    • Timeout from avoidance can effectively function as a positive reinforcer.
    • Response-independent timeout can also increase behavior, likely through adventitious reinforcement.