The resistance to change of observing

Article Abstract:

Observing responses are known to produce contact with discriminative stimuli and have been considered analogous to attending. Two experiments were conducted to examine the effects of primary reinforcement rate on the resistance to change of observing behavior of pigeons which suggests that quantitative descriptions of resistance to change derived with simple food-maintained responding may be applicable to observing and to attending.

Evaluation, Behaviorism (Psychology), Behaviorism, Behaviourism

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Mechanisms underlying the effects of unsignaled delayed reinforcement on key pecking of pigeons under variable-interval schedules

Article Abstract:

Research was conducted to study the effects of unsignaled delayed reinforcement on key pecking of pigeons under variable-interval schedules. Three experiments were performed to test the hypothesis that given this condition, key pecking rates decrease because hopper-observing behavior increases in rate. It is concluded that key pecking was the major stimulus that generated a hopper-correlated stimulus.

Birds

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Rate of conditioned reinforcement affects observing rate but not resistance to change

Article Abstract:

A multiple schedule of observing-response procedures in two experiments is used to examine the effects of rate of conditioned reinforcement on observing rates and resistance to change. Observing responses produced a higher frequency of stimuli correlated with alternating periods of random-interval schedule primary reinforcement or extinction.

Analysis, Reinforcement (Psychology), Operant conditioning, Observation (Psychology)

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