Rich-lean transitions produced by stimuli associated with accurate and inaccurate responding by pigeons.

Autor: Toegel F; Department of Psychological Science, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, USA; Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA. Electronic address: ftoegel@nmu.edu., Toegel C; Department of Psychological Science, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, USA; Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA., Yahrmarkt C; Department of Psychological Science, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, USA., Perone M; Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Behavioural processes [Behav Processes] 2023 Apr; Vol. 207, pp. 104858. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 17.
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2023.104858
Abstrakt: Discriminable transitions from relatively favorable schedules of reinforcement to unfavorable schedules (rich-lean transitions) can produce disruptions in operant behavior. A prior evaluation in our laboratory (Toegel et al., 2021) found that placing a border around a key displayed on a resistive touchscreen increased pigeons' response accuracy relative to conditions without the border. We sought to evaluate (a) whether effects of the key border on accuracy could be replicated in a within-session comparison and (b) whether transitions from a response alternative associated with accurate responding to one associated with inaccurate responding functioned as rich-lean transitions. Pigeons' key pecks were reinforced according to a two-component multiple schedule with identical fixed-ratio (FR) requirements and reinforcer magnitudes. The components differed based on whether the virtual key was displayed behind a border or with no border. In line with prior research, within-session comparisons yielded higher response accuracy in components with the key border than in components without the border. Furthermore, transitions from the border component to the no border component functioned as rich-lean transitions for pigeons whose obtained FRs in no border components were substantially larger than the FR programmed in that component.
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