scholarly journals Choice behavior in transition: Development of preference in a free-operant procedure

1991 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Mazur ◽  
Theresa A. Ratti
Keyword(s):  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Free Operant ◽  
Operant Procedure

An Analysis of Matching and Non-Matching Behavior Using a Single Key, Free Operant Procedure

1971 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Malott ◽  
Kay Malott ◽  
John G. Svinicki ◽  
Frederick Kladder ◽  
Ernest Ponicki
Keyword(s):  
Free Operant ◽  
Operant Procedure

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF PUNISHMENT ON FREE-OPERANT CHOICE BEHAVIOR IN HUMANS

1979 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Bradshaw ◽  
E. Szabadi ◽  
P. Bevan
Keyword(s):  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Free Operant

Contrasting ABA, AAB and ABC Renewal in a Free Operant Procedure

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodolfo Bernal-Gamboa ◽  
Montserrat Carrasco-López ◽  
Javier Nieto
Keyword(s):  
Extinction Session ◽  
Testing Procedure ◽  
Free Operant ◽  
Lever Pressing ◽  
Operant Procedure

AbstractOne experiment used a free operant procedure with rats to compare ABA, AAB and ABC renewal by using a within-subject testing procedure. All rats were first trained to press a lever for food in context A. Lever pressing was then extinguished in either context A or context B. For rats in the groups ABA and ABC extinction took place in context B, while the rats in group AAB received extinction in the same context in which acquisition took place (context A). Finally, all rats were tested for renewal in two sessions. One extinction session was carried out in the same extinction context and another session in a different context. Rats in the group ABA were tested in context B and in context A; rats in the group AAB were tested in contexts A and B, whereas the group ABC was tested in contexts B and C. The results of the ANOVA showed context renewal since all groups had higher rates of responding when they were tested outside the extinction context, F(2, 21) = 15.32, p = .001, ηp2 = .59; however, AAB and ABC renewal was lesser than ABA renewal, F(1, 21) = 16.70, p = .0001, ηp2 = .61.

Effects of Different Volumes of Reward in a Free-Operant Procedure

1974 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 879-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. N. Tombaugh
Keyword(s):  
Sucrose Concentration ◽  
Discrete Trial ◽  
Acquisition Performance ◽  
Resistance To Extinction ◽  
Free Operant ◽  
Operant Procedure

Three different volumes (.01, .4 and .7 ml.) of a 32% sucrose concentration were employed in a free-operant bar-press study. In acquisition performance was a decreasing function of volume while in extinction greater persistence of performance was obtained for the .4 and .7 groups than for the .01 group. The extinction results were contrasted with those obtained in discrete-trial experiments which had employed a comparable range of volumes and number of reinforcements but which reported that large volumes tended to decrease rather than increase resistance to extinction.

Overtraining Extinction Effect Using a Free-Operant Procedure

1972 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom N. Tombaugh ◽  
Pierre St. Jean
Keyword(s):  
Reinforcement Schedule ◽  
Continuous Reinforcement Schedule ◽  
Continuous Reinforcement ◽  
Resistance To Extinction ◽  
Extended Training ◽  
Free Operant ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Increasing Function ◽  
Operant Procedure ◽  
Free Operant Situation

The effects of five levels of training (210, 490, 1470, 2450, 3430 reinforced responses) on extinction performance were investigated. A free-operant bar-press paradigm was employed. A continuous reinforcement schedule was used with .12 ml. of 64% sucrose. Number of bar-presses and duration of time to reach a 1-min. non-response criterion showed that resistance to extinction was an increasing function of the number of reinforcements during training. However, the amount of time required to reach a 5-min. criterion showed the opposite relationship. It was concluded that different criteria reflected different patterns of extinction behavior and that the overtraining extinction effect (decreased resistance to extinction following extended training) could be demonstrated in a free-operant situation if the appropriate criteria were selected.

Comparing illusion of control and superstitious behavior: Rate of responding influences judgment of control in a free-operant procedure

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 27-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Frota Lobato Benvenuti ◽  
Thais Ferro Nogara de Toledo ◽  
Reinaldo Augusto Gomes Simões ◽  
Lisiane Bizarro
Keyword(s):  
Illusion Of Control ◽  
Behavior Rate ◽  
Superstitious Behavior ◽  
Free Operant ◽  
Operant Procedure

Preference Assessment for Application of the Premack Principle

1974 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 919-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Whitehurst ◽  
Michelle Domash
Keyword(s):  
High Probability ◽  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Preference Assessment ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Response Preference ◽  
Menu Choice ◽  
Free Operant ◽  
Toy Play ◽  
Premack Principle ◽  
Males And Females

The efficacy of employing verbal choice or reinforcement-menu choice as an indicator of free-operant play preferences was assessed in 22 second grade Ss by employing all three preference measures over 10 daily sessions. The correspondence of choice via menu or verbal preference indices with free-operant measures of response preference did not exceed chance. Intersubject agreement on free-operant rank orders of five classes of toy play for males and females was not evidenced; although intrasubject reliability in operant choice behavior for the first and last sessions was significant for all five toy classes. The implications of these findings for defining preferred or high probability events in classroom applications of the Premack principle is discussed.

An Automated System for Discrete-Trial Research with Animals

1964 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 424-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Atkinson ◽  
R. C. Calfee
Keyword(s):  
Choice Behavior ◽  
Automated System ◽  
Discrete Trial ◽  
Trial Procedure ◽  
Discrete Trial Procedure ◽  
Free Operant ◽  
Card Punch

A system has been constructed for the study of two- and three-choice behavior in animals, using either a free operant or discrete-trial procedure. An IBM-026 card punch is utilized to automatically program stimulus and reinforcement events, and to record choices and choice latencies. Eight Ss may be run simultaneously in the apparatus.

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