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The conditions for temporal tracking under interval schedules of reinforcement

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Ludvig, Elliot Andrew and Staddon, J. E. R. (2004) The conditions for temporal tracking under interval schedules of reinforcement. Journal of Experimental Psychology : Animal Behavior Processes, Volume 30 (Number 4). pp. 299-316. doi:10.1037/0097-7403.30.4.299

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Abstract

On many cyclic-interval schedules, animals adjust their postreinforcement pause to follow the interval
duration (temporal tracking). Six pigeons were trained on a series of square-wave (2-valued) interval
schedules (e.g., 12 fixed-interval [FI] 60, 4 FI 180). Experiment 1 showed that pigeons track square-wave
schedules, except those with a single long interval per cycle. Experiments 2 and 3 established that tracking and nontracking are learned and both can transfer from one cyclic schedule to another. Experiment 4 demonstrated that pigeons track a schedule with a single short interval per cycle, suggesting that a dual process—cuing and tracking—is necessary to explain behavior on these schedules. These findings suggest a potential explanation for earlier results that reported a failure to track square-wave schedules.

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, Reinforcement learning, Reinforcement (Psychology), Pigeons -- Psychology
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Experimental Psychology : Animal Behavior Processes
Publisher: American Psychological Association
ISSN: 0097-7403
Official Date: October 2004
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DateEvent
October 2004Published
Volume: Volume 30
Number: Number 4
Page Range: pp. 299-316
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.30.4.299
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: Duke University, Fonds FCAR (Québec), National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) (NIMH)

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