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Temporal control on interval schedules: what determines the postreinforcement pause?

N K Innis1, S K Mitchell, J E Staddon

  • 1Psychology Department, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
|September 1, 1993
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Pigeons

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral psychology
  • Animal behavior studies

Background:

  • Postreinforcement pauses in pigeons are typically proportional to the interfood interval.
  • These pauses also adjust to changes in interval durations within cyclic schedules.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the factors controlling postreinforcement pause duration.
  • To differentiate between the linear waiting model and delay-to-reinforcement signaling.

Main Methods:

  • Pigeons were studied using a chained cyclic fixed-interval procedure.
  • Performance was analyzed under varying interfood interval durations.

Main Results:

  • Data supported the linear waiting model.
  • Findings indicated that temporal control involves more than just the immediately preceding interval.

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Conclusions:

  • The preceding interfood interval is a significant factor in temporal control.
  • Additional factors beyond the immediate interval influence postreinforcement pause duration.