THE ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF REINFORCER DELAY AND REINFORCER PROBABILITY IN CONDITIONS WITH SIMPLE CONCURRENT SCHEDULES
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https://doi.org/10.18542/rebac.v10i1.1470Abstract
The research assessed similarities between reinforcer delay and probability effects over choices in concurrent schedules. Conditions with reinforcer amount and delay were programmed for three college students (condition 1) and, for other three students, conditions with reinforcer amount and probability (condition 2). In phase CRF/CRF, the component with smaller amount and immediate (or smaller amount and higher probability) should be the most chosen one. Then, a phase FR/FR phase was programmed, in which choice reversals were identified. This suggests similarities between the parameters. The remaining phases involved CRF, FR with blackout and FI schedules and the effects over choices were measured. Data revealed changes in response pattern for two participants (condition 2). Keywords: Choice, self-control, choice reversal, reinforcer delay, reinforcer probabilityDownloads
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2014-03-21
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