RESPONSE SUMMATION IN PIGEON

被引：11

作者：

MELTZER, D

HAMM, RJ

机构：

[1] SO ILLINOIS UNIV, CARBONDALE, IL 62901 USA

[2] VIRGINIA COMM UNIV, RICHMOND, VA 23220 USA

来源：

BULLETIN OF THE PSYCHONOMIC SOCIETY | 1976年 / 7卷 / 06期

关键词：

D O I：

10.3758/BF03337268

中图分类号：

B841 [心理学研究方法];

学科分类号：

040201 ;

摘要：

The effects of schedule of reinforcement on additive summation in pigeons were studied. The subjects were reinforced on a VI 1-min schedule whenever either of 2 stimuli was present. Their simultaneous presentation produced response summation. In the 2nd experiment key color and the schedule of reinforcement were changed in alternate sessions. When the reinforcement schedule was VI 30 s, only 1 of the 4 subjects showed response summation. When the reinforcement schedule was VI 3 min, all 4 subjects showed response summation. In the 3rd experiment, the subjects were reinforced on a VI 30 s schedule whenever either of 2 stimuli was present. Their simultaneous presentation produced response summation in only 1 of 3 subjects. The results suggest that either high reinforcement frequency or high response rate sets a ceiling beyond which response summation is not observed.

引用

页码：515 / 518

页数：4