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PREFERENCE FOR FIXED‐INTERVAL SCHEDULES: AN ALTERNATIVE MODEL1
1973 · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; v. 20; n. 3; p. 393-403; Fonte: Wiley
Dados principais
- Ano de publicação
- 1973
- Dados editoriais
- Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; v. 20; n. 3; p. 393-403; Fonte: Wiley
- Palavras-chave
- JEAB; análise do comportamento
Autores
- M. C. Davison
- W. Temple
Resumo
Pigeons were trained under concurrent chain schedules in which the initial links were equal aperiodic schedules and the terminal links were fixed‐interval schedules. Choice proportions in the initial links were measured in 26 experimental conditions. The data showed the inadequacy of previous models of concurrent chain performance. A new model was suggested in which choice is a joint function of terminal‐link times, overall reinforcement rates, and terminal‐link entries. This model accounted for 94% of the variance in the present data and for substantial percentages of the variance in previously reported data. The model simplifies to matching between response ratios and obtained reinforcement rate ratios for simple concurrent schedule performance.