The Effects of Behavioral History and Instructions upon the Acquisition and Resistance to Extinction with a Multiple FR DRL Schedule
Keywords:
Behavioral history, Instructions, Multiple schedules, Acquisition, Resistance to extinction, HumansAbstract
To investigate the effects of the behavioral history and instructions on acquisition and resistance to extinction
with a multiple schedule, 15 students were distributed into three groups. In Phase 1, Group 1 was exposed to gradual increases
in the values of the components until a multiple FR 60 DRL 20 s; groups 2 and 3 were directly exposed to that multiple
schedule, but Group 3 received instructions. In Phase 2, the FR was adjusted and a multiple FR n DRL 20 s was maintained
until stability. In Phase 3, a multiple Extinction schedule was in effect. Instructions, as compared to direct or gradual exposure
to the schedules, facilitated acquisition of differentiated response rates, but increased resistance to extinction.
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