Behavioral Competition: A Mechanism for Schedule Interactions
SciencePublished 27 October 1978
John M. Hinson, J. E. R. Staddon
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Rats pressing a lever for food reinforcement showed large positive-contrast effects when provided with the opportunity for a competing wheel-running response.
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Rats pressing a lever for food reinforcement showed large positive-contrast effects when provided with the opportunity for a competing wheel-running response. Positive and negative behavioral contrast may reflect reallocation of competing interim and terminal responses between schedule components following changes in the reinforcement conditions in one component.
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