Resistance to Change and Relapse of Observing

Autor/inn/en	Thrailkill, Eric A.; Shahan, Timothy A.
Titel	Resistance to Change and Relapse of Observing
Quelle	In: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 97 (2012) 3, S.281-304 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-5002
Schlagwörter	Resistance to Change; Animals; Animal Behavior; Observation; Responses; Reinforcement; Learning Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Tierverhalten; Beobachtung; Positive Verstärkung; Learning process; Lernprozess
Abstract	Four experiments examined relapse of extinguished observing behavior of pigeons using a two-component multiple schedule of observing-response procedures. In both components, unsignaled periods of variable-interval (VI) food reinforcement alternated with extinction and observing responses produced stimuli associated with the availability of the VI schedule (i.e., S+). The components differed in the rate of food arranged (Rich 5VI 30 s; Lean 5 VI 120 s). In Experiment 1, following baseline training, extinction of observing involved removal of both food and S+ deliveries, and reinstatement was examined by presenting either response-independent food or S+ deliveries. In Experiment 2, extinction involved removal of only food deliveries while observing responses continued to produce S+. Reinstatement was examined by delivering food contingent upon the first two food-key responses occurring in the presence of the S+. Experiment 3 assessed ABA renewal of observing by extinguishing food-key and observing responses in the presence of one contextual stimulus (i.e., B) and then returning to the original training context (i.e., A) during continued extinction. Experiment 4 examined resurgence by introducing food reinforcement for an alternative response during extinction, and subsequently removing that alternative source of food. Across experiments, relative resistance to extinction and relapse of observing tended to be greater in the component previously associated with the higher rate of primary reinforcement. Relapse of observing or attending to stimuli associated with primary reinforcement appears to be impacted by frequency of primary reinforcement in a manner similar to responding maintained directly by primary reinforcement. (Contains 1 table and 16 figures.) (As Provided).
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