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Behavior changes during repeated eight-day extinctions.

D Anger, K Anger

    Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
    |September 1, 1976
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    Pigeon extinction responses remained stable over repeated trials, unlike previous studies. Longer extinction periods revealed early decreases and later increases in responses, suggesting complex learning factors.

    Area of Science:

    • Animal behavior
    • Behavioral psychology
    • Operant conditioning

    Background:

    • Previous studies on bar-press and key-peck responses in pigeons showed rapid declines during extinction.
    • Understanding the long-term effects of repeated extinction procedures is crucial for behavioral science.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate pigeon responses during prolonged, repeated extinction trials.
    • To compare extinction patterns between groups with variable and constant stimuli.

    Main Methods:

    • Pigeons underwent alternating two-day conditioning and eight-day extinction periods.
    • One group experienced different key colors across conditioning-extinction cycles; another group had a constant key color.
    • A trial procedure was employed for data collection.

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    Main Results:

    • Total extinction responses remained constant across successive extinction periods for both groups.
    • Responses initially decreased early in each extinction period but increased later.
    • These opposing changes suggest two distinct, non-specific factors influencing behavior during extinction.

    Conclusions:

    • Repeated, extended extinction procedures in pigeons yield stable overall response rates.
    • Behavior during extinction is influenced by both immediate inhibitory processes and habituation effects.
    • Stimulus properties had limited impact on the observed extinction patterns.