Resurgence Following Higher or Lower Quality Alternative Reinforcement

• Published in: Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior Vol. 121; no. 2; p. 246
• Main Authors: Shahan, Timothy A, Sutton, Gabrielle M, Van Allsburg, Jack, Avellaneda, Matias, Greer, Brian D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Animals; Conditioning, Operant; Extinction, Psychological; Rats; Reinforcement Schedule; Reinforcement, Psychology; resurgence; rats; choice; relapse; reinforcement quality

Resurgence is a temporary increase in a previously suppressed target behavior following a worsening in reinforcement conditions. Previous studies have examined how higher rates or magnitudes of alternative reinforcement affect suppression of the target behavior and subsequent resurgence. However, th...