Instructional control of human operant responding during extinction following fixed-ratio conditioning.
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When given pre-conditioning instructions correctly indicating the maximum number of reinforcements obtainable, subjects made few responses during extinction following FR 10 conditioning but more extinction responses occurred when the maximum-reinforcement instructions suggested that reinforcements were obtainable during extinction.Abstract:
When given pre-conditioning instructions correctly indicating the maximum number of reinforcements obtainable, subjects made few responses during extinction following FR 10 conditioning. More extinction responses occurred when the maximum-reinforcement instructions suggested that reinforcements were obtainable during extinction. The highest rates of responding during extinction were produced by subjects who had no maximum-reinforcement instructions.read more
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