Acquisition of the Token-Reward Habit in the Rat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13677232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E F Malagodi (University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1335-1342 |
| Publication date | 1967-06-01 |
| 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/pr0.1967.20.3c.1335 |
| PMID | 5625463 |
| OpenAlex | W1986511815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Apparatus and procedure for establishing tokens as conditioned reinforcers in laboratory rats are described. Five rats were initially trained to deposit tokens (marbles) into a receptacle with each deposit response producing primary reinforcement. The rats then underwent discrimination training during which deposit responses were reinforced only in the presence of a clicker and localized illumination of the receptacle. Errorless performance was obtained within one to three sessions. The rats were next trained to press a lever in order to obtain the tokens from a dispenser. Initially, each lever-press response produced token delivery, and each token was immediately exchangeable for food. The schedules of token delivery were gradually increased to fixed-ratio and variable-interval schedules. Performance under these schedules was comparable to performance under similar schedules of primary reinforcement
Audiology · Computer security · Lever · Reinforcement · Security token · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Communication · Computer Science · Engineering · Medicine · Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
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| Citation span | 1981 - 2007 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |