Sensitivity of pigeons to prereinforcer and postreinforcer delay |
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| Authors: | A W Logue Michael E Smith Howard Rachlin |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, State University of New York, 11794, Stony Brook, NY
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| Abstract: | Delay between choice and receipt of reinforcement (prereinforcer delay) and delay between receipt of reinforcement and the next opportunity to choose (postreinforcer delay) were varied in a discretetrials choice paradigm using four pigeons. The pigeons consistently chose the reinforcer with the smaller prereinforcer delay. Variations in postreinforcer delay did not affect choice unless prereinforcer delays were equal. The results support previous findings that prereinforcer delays contribute disproportionately to the effects of rate of reinforcer access on choice in pigeons. |
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