Effects of continuous and partial reinforcement over the acquisition of a specific criterion of response in rats

  1. García Leal, Óscar 1
  2. Saldivar Olivares, Gamaliel 1
  3. Diaz Lemus, Carlos Augusto 1
  4. Alfaro Hernando, Luis 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Guadalajara
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    Universidad de Guadalajara

    Guadalajara, México

    ROR https://ror.org/043xj7k26

Journal:
International Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 0020-7594,  1464-066X

Year of publication: 2008

Volume: 43

Issue: 3-4

Pages: 139-139

Type: Article

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Abstract

Two groups of rats were exposed to a differentprogram of reinforcement: continuous vs partialreinforcement. The rate of responses was notconsidered as a measure of learning. The ratsshould wait for twenty seconds after a signal toresponse and get the reinforcer. If the rats responsebefore twenty second the timekeeper was reinitialized. One group got the reinforcer every time thecriterion of response was satisfied; the other got thereinforcer with a probability equal to 0.5. Data about the acquisition and extinction ofthe responsecriterion are presented. Likewise, the distributionsof the responses are discussed.