Document Type
Dissertation
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree
PhD in Behavior Analysis
Dissertation Defense Date
2017
First Committee Member
Dickson, Chata A.
Second Committee Member
Hanley, Gregory P.
Third Committee Member
Thompson, Rachel H.
Additional Committee Member(s)
Ahearn, William
Abstract
"Differential pausing in signaled transitions from more favorable to less favorable conditions has been demonstrated with humans and animals in the experimental analysis of behavior. We conducted two experiments to extend previous research on pausing and escape during transitions between relatively rich and lean schedules of reinforcement. The purpose of the first experiment was to replicate previous research on pausing in a two component multiple schedule with a rich and a lean schedule of reinforcement. Two out of four participants had extended pausing in signaled rich to lean transitions. The other two participants had extended pausing in signaled lean to lean transitions. The purpose of the second experiment was to examine whether escape responses would be emitted under the same conditions as pausing. In addition, we examined whether the participants would emit an escape response that removed the schedule or the stimuli associated with the lean schedule. Although frequency of escape corresponded to duration of pausing for only one participant, duration of time-out corresponded to duration of pausing for all participants."
Recommended Citation
Sveinbjornsdottir, Berglind, "Pausing and escape in transitions between different schedules of reinforcement" (2017). Doctoral Dissertations - College of Arts and Sciences. 60.
https://digitalcommons.law.wne.edu/casdissertations/60
