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Preference as a function of absolute response durations.

C P Shimp1, S L Sabulsky, L J Childers

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Animal Behavior Processes
|July 1, 1990
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Pigeons prefer shorter response durations, even when both options lengthen. This preference for shorter durations holds true regardless of whether the responses are discriminated or not, aligning with computational models.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral science
  • Animal behavior
  • Operant conditioning

Background:

  • Understanding response duration preferences is crucial in behavioral science.
  • Previous research explored discriminated interresponse times, but less is known about nondiscriminated ones.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how absolute response durations influence preference in pigeons.
  • To examine if this preference differs between discriminated and nondiscriminated interresponse times.

Main Methods:

  • Three pigeons were trained under a concurrent variable-interval, variable-interval schedule.
  • The durations of two reinforced responses (nondiscriminated interresponse times) were systematically varied.
  • Relative durations were kept constant while absolute durations were manipulated.

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Main Results:

  • Pigeons showed an increased preference for the shorter response duration when both durations were lengthened.
  • Preference for shorter durations was observed irrespective of whether responses were discriminated or nondiscriminated.
  • Time-allocation-matching principles were not consistently observed.

Conclusions:

  • Response duration preference is influenced by absolute durations, not just relative ones.
  • Findings support computational processing models derived from molecular behavior analysis.
  • The study clarifies the role of absolute duration in choice behavior across different response types.