Abstract
Four rats were trained to stable performance on a schedule which reinforced only bar presses exceeding an inter-response time of ten sec. (DRL 10 sec). The trained animals, when performing in the presence of other animals, emitted responses having shorter inter-response times than when alone, and as a consequence received fewer reinforcements than when alone. These results are consistent with the theory that being in the presence of other organisms increases arousal, which in turn increases the probability that the dominant response will be emitted.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 249-250 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Psychonomic Science |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1967 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Social disruption of performance on a DRL schedule. / Wheeler, Ladd; Davis, Hank.
In: Psychonomic Science, Vol. 7, No. 7, 1967, p. 249-250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Social disruption of performance on a DRL schedule
AU - Wheeler, Ladd
AU - Davis, Hank
PY - 1967
Y1 - 1967
N2 - Four rats were trained to stable performance on a schedule which reinforced only bar presses exceeding an inter-response time of ten sec. (DRL 10 sec). The trained animals, when performing in the presence of other animals, emitted responses having shorter inter-response times than when alone, and as a consequence received fewer reinforcements than when alone. These results are consistent with the theory that being in the presence of other organisms increases arousal, which in turn increases the probability that the dominant response will be emitted.
AB - Four rats were trained to stable performance on a schedule which reinforced only bar presses exceeding an inter-response time of ten sec. (DRL 10 sec). The trained animals, when performing in the presence of other animals, emitted responses having shorter inter-response times than when alone, and as a consequence received fewer reinforcements than when alone. These results are consistent with the theory that being in the presence of other organisms increases arousal, which in turn increases the probability that the dominant response will be emitted.
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DO - 10.3758/BF03331100
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VL - 7
SP - 249
EP - 250
JO - Psychonomic Science
T2 - Psychonomic Science
JF - Psychonomic Science
SN - 0033-3131
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