Intermittent punishment effect (IPE) sustained through changed stimulus conditions and through blocks of nonpunished trials.
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Vol. 73 (3) , 456-460
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0024293
Abstract
INTERMITTENT PUNISHMENT OF AN INSTRUMENTAL RESPONSE IN RATS IN 1 SITUATION INCREASED THE PERSISTENCE OF THE RESPONSE TO CONTINUOUS PUNISHMENT IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION. THE 2 SITUATIONS WERE SEPARATED BY BLOCKS OF NONPUNISHED TRIALS AND DIFFERED FROM EACH OTHER IN TERMS OF APPARATUS AND PROCEDURAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND DRIVE AND REINFORCEMENT CONDITIONS. THE RESULTS ARE INTERPRETED THROUGH AN EXTENSION OF AMSEL'S CONDITIONING-MODEL THEORY AND ARE SEEN AS OPPOSED TO STIMULUS-TRACE AND DISCRIMINATION-HYPOTHESIS EXPLANATIONS. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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