Long term consequences of differential reinforcement magnitudes.

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GROUPS OF 20 HUNGRY NAIVE MALE ALBINO RATS WERE GIVEN 42 PLACEMENTS (PHASE I) IN A GOAL BOX (6/DAY) WITH EITHER 400 LICKS OF A 20% SUCROSE SOLUTION OR 20 LICKS OF A 5% SOLUTION FROM A DRINKOMETER CONTROLLED TUBE. IN PHASE II SS RECEIVED 48 INSTRUMENTAL RUNWAY TRIALS, WITH 10 SS FROM EACH GROUP SWITCHED TO THE OTHER REINFORCEMENT VALUE. HIGH REINFORCEMENT IN PHASE I LED TO RAPID LICKING AND RUNNING IN PHASE II REGARDLESS OF THE PHASE II REINFORCEMENT; WHEREAS IF PHASE I REINFORCEMENT WAS LOW, BOTH RUNNING AND LICKING IN PHASE II WERE CONTROLLED BY PHASE II REINFORCEMENT. THESE DATA INDICATE THAT INCREMENTS AND DECREMENTS IN SUCROSE REWARDS DO NOT HAVE SYMMETRIC BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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