Fixed-interval limited-hold avoidance with and without signalled reinforcement.

Abstract:

:Rats trained to lever press on a fixed-interval limited-hold avoidance schedule maintained a pattern of responding similar to that maintained by fixed-interval limited-hold schedules of positive reinforcement. But this positively accelerated pattern of behavior was maintained only when the occurrence of reinforcement was signalled by the presentation of a brief flash of light. This result suggests that the discriminative function of the reinforcer in avoidance is less pronounced than the discriminative function of the reinforcer in escape or positive reinforcement. It also suggests that the distinction between positive reinforcement and avoidance is not superfluous. Although the schedule of reinforcement is an important variable in determining the pattern of behavior, other variables, such as the nature (i.e., stimulus presentation, termination, or omission) of the reinforcer, are also potent determinants of behavior.

journal_name

J Exp Anal Behav

authors

Black RE,Walters GC,Webster CD

doi

10.1901/jeab.1972.17-75

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1972-01-01 00:00:00

pages

75-81

issue

1

eissn

0022-5002

issn

1938-3711

journal_volume

17

pub_type

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