Temporal control on periodic schedules: Fine structure
Abstract
The temporal pattern of the terminal response on periodic schedules depends on when
responding begins. Pigeons pecking on fixed-interval and fixed-time schedules of food
reinforcement responded, or accelerated, faster the later in an interval they began
responding.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/7382Citation
Staddon, J. E. R., & Frank, J. A. (1975). Temporal control on periodic schedules:
Fine structure. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 6(5), 536-538
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John E. R. Staddon
James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience
Until my retirement in 2007, my laboratory did experimental research on learning and
adaptive behavior, mostly with animals: pigeons, rats, fish, parakeets. We were particularly
interested in timing and memory, feeding regulation, habituation and the ways in which
pigeons and rats adapt to reward schedules. The aim is to arrive at simple models
for learning that can help to identify the underlying neural mechanisms. I continue
to do theoretical and historical work on the power law in
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