RESPONSE COST AND FIXED‐RATIO PERFORMANCE
- 1 January 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- Vol. 7 (1) , 79-81
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1964.7-79
Abstract
The effects of several conditions of response cost (response‐produced point loss) upon FR 50 performance maintained by 100‐point reinforcements were investigated. Post‐reinforcement pauses did not appear under no‐cost (no points deducted per response) conditions. Such pauses were effected, however, by introducing 5‐sec periods of one‐point and two‐point costs after each reinforcement. Continuous response cost did not affect responding as long as the cost was less than the 100‐point reinforcements. Rapid cessation of responding occurred when continuous response cost was made equal to reinforcement.Keywords
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