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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral psychology
  • Operant conditioning
  • Decision-making under uncertainty

Background:

  • Understanding reinforcement schedules is crucial for explaining animal and human behavior.
  • Concurrent variable-interval schedules present complex choice scenarios.
  • Previous research has explored optimal strategies for maximizing reinforcement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine response allocation in adult humans under concurrent variable-interval reinforcement schedules.
  • To determine if subjects adopt strategies to maximize overall reinforcement.
  • To investigate the relationship between reinforcement probability and response allocation.

Main Methods:

  • Four adult female subjects participated.
  • Subjects operated a computer console with three concurrent variable-interval schedules.
  • Instructions focused on maximizing reinforcers without specifying a strategy.

Main Results:

  • Three out of four subjects allocated more responses to the schedule with the higher reinforcement probability.
  • Subjects' behavior approximated a momentary maximizing strategy.
  • Individual differences in response allocation were observed.

Conclusions:

  • Human subjects may employ momentary maximization strategies when attempting to maximize overall reinforcement.
  • Behavior under concurrent schedules can be influenced by immediate reward probabilities.
  • Further research is needed to explore factors influencing strategy selection.