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Choice and response contingencies.

J Moore, E Fantino

    Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
    |May 1, 1975
    PubMed
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    Pigeons showed indifference between response-independent and response-dependent schedules in one experiment. However, they preferred response-independent schedules when response-dependent schedules involved delayed reinforcement, indicating a preference against contingencies during non-reinforcement periods.

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    Area of Science:

    • Behavioral psychology
    • Animal cognition
    • Operant conditioning

    Background:

    • Response contingencies significantly shape decision-making in reinforcement schedules.
    • Previous research indicated a preference for specific contingencies under periodic reinforcement.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how response contingencies influence choice between reinforcement schedules.
    • To examine pigeon preference between response-independent and response-dependent schedules.
    • To clarify the role of non-reinforcement periods in choice behavior.

    Main Methods:

    • Concurrent-chains procedure used with pigeons.
    • Two experiments contrasted response-independent and response-dependent schedules.
    • Schedules varied in periodicity and response requirements.

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    Main Results:

    • Pigeons were indifferent between aperiodic response-independent and response-dependent schedules (Experiment 1).
    • Pigeons preferred periodic response-independent schedules over response-dependent ones with early-responding requirements (Experiment 2).
    • Preference was linked to avoiding response contingencies during discernible non-reinforcement intervals.

    Conclusions:

    • The generality of required-rate contingencies as choice determinants is limited.
    • Pigeons prefer schedules where response contingencies do not need to be met during non-reinforcement.
    • Avoidance of effortful responding during predictable non-reinforcement periods influences choice behavior.