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Interactions of numerical and temporal stimulus characteristics on the control of response location by brief flashes of light.
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PMID:  21267693     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Pigeons pecked on three keys, responses to one of which could be reinforced after 3 flashes of the houselight, to a second key after 6, and to a third key after 12. The flashes were arranged according to variable-interval schedules. Response allocation among the keys was a function of the number of flashes. When flashes were omitted, transitions occurred very late. Increasing flash duration produced a leftward shift in the transitions along a number axis. Increasing reinforcement probability produced a leftward shift, and decreasing reinforcement probability produced a rightward shift. Intermixing different flash rates within sessions separated allocations: Faster flash rates shifted the functions sooner in real time, but later in terms of flash count, and conversely for slower flash rates. A model of control by fading memories of number and time was proposed.
Authors:
J Gregor Fetterman; P Richard Killeen
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-1-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Learning & behavior     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1543-4494     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-1-26     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  101155056     Medline TA:  Learn Behav     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, 402 N. Blackford St, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA, gfetter@iupui.edu.
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