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A comparison of cumulating and non-cumulating time out for escape and avoidance behavior under a temporally defined schedule of negative reinforcement

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Escape and avoidance behavior of two rats under a temporally defined schedule of negative reinforcement was compared for the cases of “non-cumulating Time Out” and “cumulating Time Out.” In the former case, a response in TO (Time Out) has no effect on the duration of TO; in the latter, a response in TO extends TO, and the duration of TO is measured from the last response in it. The findings suggest that the cumulating TO contingency does not, given the parametric conditions of this experiment, add to the efficiency of “avoidance” responding.

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    Present address: Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co., MPG Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 41, USA

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    N. A. Sidley, R. W. Malott & W. N. Schoenfeld

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This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant G18633.

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Sidley, N.A., Malott, R.W. & Schoenfeld, W.N. A comparison of cumulating and non-cumulating time out for escape and avoidance behavior under a temporally defined schedule of negative reinforcement. Psychol Rec 13, 175–179 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393516

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