Force-Proportional Reinforcement with an Application of Spectral Analysis

Abstract

A force-proportional reinforcement schedule specifies the relation between the peak force of a bar press and the amount of reinforcement obtained by such a response. Three experiments were undertaken and detailed statistical analyses (linear regression analysis and spectral analysis) were conducted in order to describe the effects of proportional reinforcement on force of bar pressing. Hungry rats were trained to exert pressure on a silent, isometric manipulandum and were rewarded with sucrose solutions according to a variety of parametric arrangements. Several hundred responses were measured for each of the 66 rats used in the experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0740382

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  • Stephen C. Fowler

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  • Princeton University

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