Autoshaping and instrumental learning in the rat.

1 April 1974

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology

Vol. 86 (4) , 724-729
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0036165

Abstract

Conducted 2 experiments to compare the effectiveness of P. L. Brown and H. M. Jenkins's (see record) autoshaping procedure with that of instrumental conditioning in the establishment and maintenance of instrumental responding. Ss were 40 male and 32 female Long-Evans rats. In a leverpressing situation, with presentation of the lever signaling trial onset, the 2 procedures were equally effective. When illumination of a key signaled trial onset and the response was pressing the key, the instrumental-training procedure was superior to the autoshaping procedure in establishing and maintaining instrumental responding. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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