Contrafreeloading, reinforcement rate, and behavioral momentum

• Published in: Behavioural processes Vol. 128; pp. 24 - 28
• Main Authors: Podlesnik, Christopher A., Jimenez-Gomez, Corina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Behavioral momentum theory; Columbidae; Conditioning, Operant; Contrafreeloading; Feeding Behavior; food reinforcement; Key peck; momentum; Pigeon; pigeons; Psychological Theory; Reinforcement (Psychology); Reinforcement Schedule; Resistance to change; Satiation; Contrafreeloading; Key peck; Satiation; Resistance to change; Behavioral momentum theory; Pigeon

•Contrafreeloading is responding for food in the presence of free, within-session food.•Greater training reinforcement rates increased persistence during within-session food.•Greater training reinforcement rates increased persistence following pre-session food.•Nevertheless, within- and pre-session...