Effects of a Mere-Presence Conspecific on Extinction of an Operant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10123736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | I-Ning Huang (corresponding author), Guilherme Wood (0000-0001-5055-5336, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater), Gregory A Wood |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-9 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221309.1984.9709943 |
| PMID | 26623951 |
| OpenAlex | W2038673257 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
In a 2 × 2 factorial design, 32 hunger-motivated albino rats were trained to press a bar for food in a Skinner box. Animals practiced this operant, with or without a mere-presence conspecific, on a VR reinforcement schedule for 10 days and were extinguished with or without a conspecific in a nearby compartment. The results showed that the presence of a conspecific did not enhance this operant during practice sessions nor its resistance to extinction. During extinction the animals that experienced the presence or absence of a conspecific for the first time showed a reduced rate of responding. The findings cast doubt on a drive theory of social facilitation and support a generalization-decrement hypothesis
Biology · Extinction (optical mineralogy · Operant conditioning · Reinforcement · Communication · Corporate Governance and Management · Paleontology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Team Dynamics and Performance
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |