出版社:Universidade Federal do Parana̧, Departamento de Psicologia
摘要:The study investigated the effect of the consummatory response on the human performance in FI. In Experiment I, six university students were exposed to a 30-second FI schedule, during three 20- minute sessions. Half the participants (SR-I Group) were not required to emit a consummatory response in order to credit the points on the earnings counter; the other half were required to emit a consummatory response, and “additional” information about it were provided (CR-I Group). The results did not point to a clear effect of the consummatory response. In Experiment II, eight university students were exposed to a 30-second FI schedule, during three 30-minute sessions. Both groups received the same minimal instructions about the experimental task. The performance of most of the participants in the CR-II Group seemed to be under the control of FI, and most of the SR-II Group had high rates of responding. The results suggest that an interaction between the requirement of a consummatory response and the kind of instruction can favor low rates of responding under FI. Keywords: schedules of reinforcement; fixed interval; consummatory response; instructions; humans.
关键词:esquemas de reforçamento;intervalo fixo;resposta de consumação;instruções;humanos;schedules of reinforcement;fixed interval;consummatory response;instructions;humans