Effects of Repeated VI Reinforcement and Extinction upon Operant Behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13658809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fogle C Clark (Evansville State Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1964 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 943-955 |
| Publication date | 1964-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1964.15.3.943 |
| OpenAlex | W2017596740 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
Four pigeons trained on a 1-min. VI schedule were reinforced, extinguished, and reconditioned under each of two stimulus conditions for 20 daily sessions. The average rate in extinction decreased significantly as a function of the number of extinctions. A concurrent increase in rate occurred during VI reinforcement periods. Extinction occurred more rapidly as it was repeated. Assuming an exponential decay in rate of responding during extinction, the effects of repetition upon the parameters of fitted curves was examined. The decay constant (ratio of deceleration to rate) increased linearly as a function of the number of extinctions, while the log initial rate decreased linearly. These changes in extinction parameters were in the same direction as previously obtained in an experiment involving another species and procedure, but which did not permit determination of the form of relations between extinction parameters and the number of extinctions. The empirical grounds for the exponential decay assumption are discussed in connection with the effects of the principal independent variables influencing the course of operant extinction
Animal science · Biology · Cognitive psychology · Exponential decay · Exponential function · Extinction (optical mineralogy · Mathematical analysis · Operant conditioning · Optics · Physics · Reinforcement · Statistics · Stimulus (psychology · Animal Nutrition and Physiology · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
Schedules of reinforcement.
Relative and Absolute Strength of Response as a Function of Frequency of Reinforcement 1, 2
Are theories of learning necessary?
Effects of Repeated Extinction of An Operant on Characteristics of Extinction Curves
Some Quantitative Properties of Operant Extinction Data
Drive Level and Response Strength in the Bar-Pressing Apparatus
Statistical Utility in Experimental Inference
On Fitting the Exponential
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1967 - 1967 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |