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This study demonstrated systematic control of pause length in multiple FR schedules by manipulating FR size and reinforcement magnitude. Schedule control was demonstrated by randomizing the order of FR presentations and by interchanging the stimulus lights previously correlated with either the small or large FR requirements. In Exp. I pausing was longer before starting the large FR requirement and positively correlated with increases in FR size. In Exp. Ii pausing before the large FR was inversely related to the magnitude of reinforcement delivered in that component. Contrast as a function of single component manipulations was not found.
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This study was supported in part by MLF Grant #U-497, Utah State University.
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Inman, D.P., Cheney, C.D. Functional Variables in Fixed Ratio Pausing with Rabbits. Psychol Rec 24, 193–202 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394234
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