Effects of the Type of Reinforcer in Recent and Remote Reinforcement History
Keywords:
Schedules of reinforcement, Behavioral history, Type of reinforcer, HumansAbstract
Twelve undergraduates in four groups responded by clicking on a button presented on a computer screen. Participants of Groups 1 and 3 were exposed to the sequence FR ”“ DRL ”“ FI and those of Groups 2 and 4 to the sequence DRL ”“ FR ”“ FI. Reinforcers were points exchanged by money (Groups 1 and 2) or points only (Groups 3 and 4). Effects of recent histories over FI performance were consistently observed when points were exchanged by money. DRL histories, recent or remote, affected subsequent performance especially when reinforcers were points only. Results suggest that the reinforcer that is used modulates history effects over FI performance and that its manipulation can clarify some discrepancies between human and non-human in schedules of reinforcement.
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Freeman, T. J., & Lattal, K. A. (1992). Stimulus control of behavior history. Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 57, 5-15.
LeFrancois, J. R., & Metzger, B. (1993). Low-response-rate conditioning history and fixed-interval responding in rats. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 59(3), 543-549.
Mace, F. C., Mauro, B. C., Boyajian, A. E., & Eckert, T. L. (1997) Effects of reinforcer quality on behavioral momentum: Coordinate applied and basic research. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 30(1), 1-20.
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Okouchi, H. (2003b). Stimulus generalization of behavioral history. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 80(2), 173-186.
Okouchi, H. (2007). An exploration of remote history effects in humans. Psychological Record, 57, 241-263.
Ono, K., & Iwabuchi, K. (1997). Effects of histories of differential reinforcement of response rate on variable-interval responding. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 67(3), 311-322.
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Skinner, B. F. (1981). Selection by consequences. Science, 213, 501-504.
Urbain, C., Poling, A., Millam, J., & Thompson, T. (1978). d-Amphetmine and fixed-interval performance: effects of operant history. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 29(3), 385-392.
Wanchisen, B. A. (1990). Forgetting the lessons of history. The Behavior Analyst, 13, 31-37.
Wanchisen, B., Sutphin, G. E., Balogh, S. A., & Tatham, T. A. (1998). Lasting effects of a behavioral history of low-rate responding in rats. Learning and Motivation, 29, 220-235.
Wanchisen, B., & Tatham, T. A. (1991). Behavioral history: A promising challenge in explaining and controlling human operant behavior. The Behavior Analyst, 14(2), 139-144.
Ward, J. (1976). Variation of reinforcement in performance of a motor skill. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 43, 149-150.
Weatherly, J. N., Stout, J. E., Davis, C. S., & Melville, C. L. (2001). For better or worse: Effect of upcoming reinforcer type on rats´ lever pressing for low-concentration sucrose reinforcers. The Psychological Record, 51, 629-644.
Weiner, H. (1964). Conditioning history and human fixed-interval performance. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 7, 383-385.
Weiner, H. (1969). Controlling human fixed-interval performance. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 12, 349-373.
Weiner, H. (1970). Human behavioral persistence. The Psychological Record, 20, 445-456.
Weiner, H. (1972). Human fixed-ratio responding as a function of the type of reinforcer (money vs. points) and the presence or absence of a noncontingent monetary wage. The Psychological Record, 21, 497-500.
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2011-07-13
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Salgado, R., Cançado, C. R., & Costa, C. E. (2011). Effects of the Type of Reinforcer in Recent and Remote Reinforcement History. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 27(2), 119–130. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17515
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