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THE EFFECTS OF NUMBER OF RESPONSES ON THE POSTREINFORCEMENT PAUSE IN FIXED‐INTERVAL SCHEDULES
1979 · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; v. 31; n. 2; p. 253-257; Fonte: Wiley
Dados principais
- Ano de publicação
- 1979
- Dados editoriais
- Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; v. 31; n. 2; p. 253-257; Fonte: Wiley
- Palavras-chave
- JEAB; análise do comportamento
Autores
- Dennis L. Nunes
- Larry A. Alferink
- Edward K. Crossman
Resumo
The present study manipulated the number of responses in a modified fixed‐interval schedule by imposing a blackout after each unreinforced response during the interval. The blackout duration was varied, and the duration of the fixed interval was held constant. The subjects were initially exposed to a fixed‐interval 300‐sec schedule. Blackout durations of 0, 10, and 50 sec were used. Following this, a fixed‐interval 30‐sec schedule was used with blackout durations of 0, 1, and 5 sec. Under the fixed‐interval 300‐sec schedule, the number of interreinforcement responses varied over a wider range than occurred under the fixed‐interval 30‐sec schedule. The duration of the postreinforcement pause decreased as blackout durations were increased and number of responses decreased on the fixed‐interval 300‐sec schedule, but pause length did not vary with changes in blackout duration and number of responses for the fixed‐interval 30‐sec schedule. The differences in the effects of blackout duration and response manipulation on the two fixed‐interval schedules were attributed to relatively greater changes in the number of interreinforcement responses for the fixed‐interval 300‐sec schedule.