Multiple determinants of “blocking” effects on operant behavior |
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Authors: | Ben A Williams Nicholas Heyneman |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of California, C-009, 92093, San Diego, La Jolla, California 2. University of West Virginia, USA
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Abstract: | Blocking was investigated in a free-operant procedure by presenting a response-contingent signal prior to reinforcer delivery. At issue was the way in which blocking effects previously reported with this procedure are related to conditioned reinforcement effects, also previously found with similar procedures. Signal presentation decreased response rate when delay of reinforcement was 0 or .5 sec, but the signal increased response rate when the delay of reinforcement was increased to 3 sec. Thus, which effect (blocking or conditioned reinforcement) occurred depended critically on the response-reinforcer interval. |
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