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Qualitative differences in the effects of food and water on learned behavior
(1973)
Experimental interest for the present research stemmed from the traditionally accepted notion that qualitatively different reinforcers, such as food and water, have similar effects on learning. The present investigation ...
Reinforced practice and reduction of fear of water in children
(1976)
Reinforced practice was used to treat children for fear of water. The primary measure of fear reduction was a behavioural task involving approach and entry to water. A comparison of pre-and post-test scores on the ...
Effects of differential food deprivation on partial reinforcement in two selectively bred strains of rats
(1975)
The effects of three levels of food deprivation, and shift in reinforcement
patterns were investigated in selectively bred high-(RHA/Lu) and low(
RLA/Lu) avoidance strains. The high-avoidance strain responded to the ...
Risk-sensitivity in a rat population under interval schedules of reinforcement : open and closed economies
(1995)
A group consisting of eight male Hooded rats was tested for
risk-sensitive foraging preferences in an eight station
operant arena, under conditions of open and closed economies.
The group could choose to forage at either ...
Use of musical reinforcement to improve practice behaviors of competitive swimmers
(1989)
The rationale for the study was to determine if music
could be used as an effective reinforcer for increasing
appropriate practice behaviors, and reduce problem behaviors
in the competitive swimming environment. The ...
Variable interval schedule control of dispersion and density
(1984)
The effects of Variable Interval (VI)
schedules of reinforcement on the dispersion
patterns and aggregate densities of a small
population of rats was studied. Eight male rats
were permanently housed in an arena in which ...
Density dependent extinction : phase II
(1993)
In two separate experiments, an 8 rat 8 station operant arena
was used to study resistance to extinction to test learning and
optimal foraging theories of behaviour. The learning theory, called
the generalized decrement ...