Response rate and changeover performance on concurrent variable-interval schedules.

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Author	Hunter, I. W. Davison, M. C.
Abstract	Six pigeons were exposed to variable-interval schedules arranged on one, two, three, and four response keys. The reinforcement rate was also varied across conditions. Numbers of responses, the time spent responding, the number of reinforcements, and the number of changeovers between keys were recorded. Response rates on each key were an increasing function of reinforcement rate on that key and a decreasing function of the reinforcement rate on other keys. Response and time-allocation ratios under-matched ratios of obtained reinforcements. Three sets of equations were developed to express changeover rate as a function of response rate, time allocation, and reinforcement rate respectively. These functions were then applied to a broad range of experiments in the literature in order to test their generality. Further expressions were developed to account for changeover rates reported in experiments where changeover delays were varied.
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ISSN	00225002
Volume Number	29
DOI	10.1901/jeab.1978.29-535
PubMed Central reference number	PMC1332851
Issue Number	3
PubMed reference number	16812076
Journal	J Exp Anal Behav
Language	English
Publisher Date	1978-05-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	variable-interval schedules concurrent schedules changeovers response rate preference pecking pigeons
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience