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Response strength in multiple periodic and aperiodic schedules.

C Mandell

    Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
    |March 1, 1980
    PubMed
    Summary

    Pigeons responded similarly to fixed and variable schedules of reinforcement, even when facing extinction or satiation. This suggests equal value for schedules with the same average reinforcement rate.

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    Area of Science:

    • Behavioral psychology
    • Animal behavior studies

    Background:

    • Understanding reinforcement schedules is crucial in behavioral psychology.
    • Previous research indicates potential preference for variable over fixed schedules.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine pigeon responding under multiple periodic and aperiodic schedules.
    • To compare the effects of extinction, satiation, and free food on responding.
    • To assess the relative value of fixed and variable schedules of equal mean reinforcement rate.

    Main Methods:

    • Pigeons were trained on multiple variable-interval-fixed-interval schedules.
    • Experiment III involved a two-component multiple schedule with varying terminal link lengths.
    • Response rates were analyzed during extinction, satiation, and free-food conditions.

    Main Results:

    • Decreases in responding due to extinction, satiation, or food schedules were similar across different temporal patterns.
    • Initial-link responding in fixed-interval components was more affected by terminal-link length than in variable-interval components.
    • No differences in resistance to satiation and extinction were found between fixed and variable components.

    Conclusions:

    • Data suggest fixed and variable schedules of equal mean length are equally valued when assessed by resistance to extinction and satiation.
    • This finding contrasts with previous studies showing a preference for variable schedules in concurrent-chain procedures.
    • The study highlights the complexity of reinforcement schedule valuation.

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