Abstract
Studied the effects of placements in the goal box on resistance to extinction of the runway response. In exp. I with 40 male royal victoria hooded rats, resistance to extinction of the runway response was more strongly related to the occurrence of nonrewarded placements followed by rewarded placements than to schedule of reward received on placements (partial reward vs. Consistent nonreward). In exp. Ii with 30 male albino holtzman rats, partially rewarded placements given separately from acquisition of the runway response were sufficient to produce a pre in the runway response. Results are interpreted within the sequential approach. (17 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 483-490 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1971 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- partially rewarded goal box placements, rat
- resistance to extinction, nonrewarded &
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine