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Concurrent resurgence and behavioral history.

Stephanie P Silva¹, Megan E Maxwell, Kennon A Lattal

¹West Virginia University, WV, USA. dasilva_stephanie@colstate.edu

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

|December 17, 2008

Summary

Past experiences significantly influence behavior resurgence. Prior response rates, not reinforcement rates, were found to be better predictors of concurrent resurgence in this study.

Area of Science:

Behavioral psychology
Learning and memory

Background:

Past experiences can influence current behavior.
Behavioral resurgence, the return of previously suppressed behavior, is a key area of study.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the contribution of past experiences to concurrent resurgence.
To determine whether prior response rates or reinforcement rates better predict resurgence.

Main Methods:

Three experiments were conducted to examine concurrent resurgence.
Experiments manipulated reinforcement history length and schedule, reinforcement rates, and response rates.

Main Results:

Resurgence was related to both reinforcement history length and schedule in Experiment 1.

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When reinforcement rates were similar, high-rate responding showed more resurgence than low-rate responding (Experiment 2).

When response rates were similar, resurgence was not systematically related to prior reinforcement rates (Experiment 3).

Conclusions:

Prior response rates are more reliable predictors of concurrent resurgence than prior reinforcement rates.
This finding advances our understanding of behavioral resurgence and the role of past experiences.