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RELATIVE ALLOCATION ON CONCURRENT SCHEDULES CAN DEPEND ON SCHEDULE PARAMETERS WHEN BEHAVIORAL PARAMETERS ARE CONSTANT
1987 · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; v. 47; n. 1; p. 127-131; Fonte: Wiley
Dados principais
- Ano de publicação
- 1987
- Dados editoriais
- Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; v. 47; n. 1; p. 127-131; Fonte: Wiley
- Palavras-chave
- JEAB; análise do comportamento
Autores
- Alasdair I. Houston
- John M. McNamara
- Brian H. Sumida
Resumo
We develop a simple model of switching between the initial links of a concurrent‐chain procedure. Behavior is determined by four parameters μ1, μ2, q1, and q2. The first two are the basic rates of switching from Schedule 1 and Schedule 2, respectively. The second two are the probabilities of leaving Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 after the corresponding terminal link has been completed. We show that for fixed values of these four parameters, the relative allocation on the initial links may change as a result of changes in initial‐link schedules. The effect can be quite large if the switching rates are low. An implication is that relative allocation is not necessarily a good measure of behavior.