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Interresponse-time analysis of stimulus control in multiple schedules.

K G White

    Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
    |May 1, 1985
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    This study examined how reinforcement influences response timing. Shorter response times were linked to internal stimuli, while longer intervals showed control by external cues.

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    Area of Science:

    • Behavioral psychology
    • Operant conditioning

    Background:

    • Understanding stimulus control is crucial in behavioral psychology.
    • Interresponse-time (IRT) distributions offer insights into response allocation and stimulus control.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To quantify the relationship between reinforcement and response timing.
    • To investigate how different interresponse-time (IRT) intervals are influenced by internal versus external stimuli.

    Main Methods:

    • Recorded interresponse-time distributions under multiple variable-interval schedules.
    • Analyzed power functions relating IRT ratios to reinforcer ratios across conditions.
    • Calculated the exponent as a measure of sensitivity to reinforcement and stimulus control.

    Main Results:

    • The exponent varied across different interresponse-time classes.
    • Exponents near zero for short IRTs suggest control by response-produced (proprioceptive) stimuli.
    • Increasing exponents for longer IRTs indicate control by external (exteroceptive) stimuli.

    Conclusions:

    • Reinforcement sensitivity, measured by the exponent, changes with interresponse-time duration.
    • Distinguishes between internal and external stimulus control based on response timing.
    • Provides a quantitative measure for stimulus control in operant behavior.

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