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The effects of reinforcer magnitude on timing in rats

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Conover, Kent, Ludvig, Elliot Andrew and Shizgal, Peter (2007) The effects of reinforcer magnitude on timing in rats. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Volume 87 (Number 2). pp. 201-218. doi:10.1901/jeab.2007.38-06

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Abstract

The relation between reinforcer magnitude and timing behavior was studied using a peak procedure. Four rats received multiple consecutive sessions with both low and high levels of brain stimulation reward (BSR). Rats paused longer and had later start times during sessions when their responses were reinforced with low-magnitude BSR. When estimated by a symmetric Gaussian function, peak times also were earlier; when estimated by a better-fitting asymmetric Gaussian function or by analyzing individual trials, however, these peak-time changes were determined to reflect a mixture of large effects of BSR on start times and no effect on stop times. These results pose a significant dilemma for three major theories of timing (SET, MTS, and BeT), which all predict no effects for chronic manipulations of reinforcer magnitude. We conclude that increased reinforcer magnitude influences timing in two ways: through larger immediate after-effects that delay responding and through anticipatory effects that elicit earlier responding.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Time perception in animals, Rats -- Psychology, Reinforcement learning, Brain stimulation
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
ISSN: 0022-5002
Official Date: March 2007
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March 2007Published
Volume: Volume 87
Number: Number 2
Page Range: pp. 201-218
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2007.38-06
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

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