doi: 10.1901/jeab.1969.12-677.
A two-state analysis of fixed-interval responding in the pigeon
- PMID: 16811392
- PMCID: PMC1338670
- DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1969.12-677
Item in Clipboard
A two-state analysis of fixed-interval responding in the pigeon
J Exp Anal Behav.
1969 Sep.
Abstract
The behavior of pigeons on six geometrically spaced fixed-interval schedules ranging from 16 to 512 sec is described as a two-state process. In the first state, which begins immediately after reinforcement, response rate is low and constant. At some variable time after reinforcement there is an abrupt transition to a high and approximately constant rate. The point of rapid transition occurs, on the average, at about two-thirds of the way through the interval. Response rate in the second state is an increasing, negatively accelerated function of rate of reinforcement in the second state.
Similar articles
-
Responding under discrete-trial fixed-interval schedules of reinforcement.J Exp Anal Behav. 1972 Sep;18(2):187-99. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1972.18-187. J Exp Anal Behav. 1972. PMID: 16811622 Free PMC article.
-
A detailed analysis of the effects of d-amphetamine on behavior under fixed-interval schedules.J Exp Anal Behav. 1974 May;21(3):519-39. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1974.21-519. J Exp Anal Behav. 1974. PMID: 4838199 Free PMC article.
-
A quantitative analysis of the responding maintained by interval schedules of reinforcement.J Exp Anal Behav. 1968 May;11(3):Suppl:327-83. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1968.11-s327. J Exp Anal Behav. 1968. PMID: 5672248 Free PMC article.
-
Changing the response unit from a single peck to a fixed number of pecks in fixed-interval schedules.J Exp Anal Behav. 1972 Mar;17(2):193-200. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1972.17-193. J Exp Anal Behav. 1972. PMID: 16811581 Free PMC article.
-
The linear system theory's account of behavior maintained by variable-ratio schedules.J Exp Anal Behav. 1988 Jan;49(1):143-69. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1988.49-143. J Exp Anal Behav. 1988. PMID: 3279150 Free PMC article. Review.
Cited by
-
Aversive aspects of a fixed-interval schedule of food reinforcement.J Exp Anal Behav. 1972 May;17(3):405-11. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1972.17-405. J Exp Anal Behav. 1972. PMID: 16811597 Free PMC article.
-
Stimulus control of responding during a fixed-interval reinforcement schedule.J Exp Anal Behav. 1974 May;21(3):425-32. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1974.21-425. J Exp Anal Behav. 1974. PMID: 16811754 Free PMC article.
-
The effects of number of responses on the postreinforcement pause in fixed-interval schedules.J Exp Anal Behav. 1979 Mar;31(2):253-7. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1979.31-253. J Exp Anal Behav. 1979. PMID: 16812129 Free PMC article.
-
Temporal control of behavior and the power law.J Exp Anal Behav. 1979 May;31(3):333-43. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1979.31-333. J Exp Anal Behav. 1979. PMID: 16812135 Free PMC article.
-
Periodicities within a fixed-interval session.J Exp Anal Behav. 1979 May;31(3):345-50. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1979.31-345. J Exp Anal Behav. 1979. PMID: 16812136 Free PMC article.
References
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
