Kirkpatrick, K. and Church, R.M. (2003) Tracking the expected time to reinforcement in temporal conditioning procedures. Learning & Behaviour, 31 (1). pp. 3-21. ISSN 1543-4494
Abstract
In one experiment, the rate and pattern of responding (head entry into the food cup) under different distributions of intervals between food deliveries were examined. Separate groups of rats received fixed-time (45, 90, 180, or 360 sec), random-time (45, 90, 180, or 360 sec), or tandem fixed-time (45 or 90 sec) random-time (45 or 90 sec) schedules of reinforcement. Schedule type affected the pattern of responding as a function of time, whereas mean interval duration affected the mean rate of responding. Responses occurred in bouts with characteristics that were invariant across conditions. Packet theory, which assumes that the momentary probability of bout occurrence is negatively related to the conditional expected time remaining until the next reinforcer, accurately predicted global and local measures of responding. The success of the model advances the prediction of multiple measures of responding across different types of time-based schedules.
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2009 15:56 |
Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2009 15:56 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Psychonomic Society |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:6959 |