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This study was conducted to assess the maintenance of operant responding in the presence of free access to the reinforcer. The results replicated earlier research using food reinforcement and demonstrated that the same general results could be obtained with water reinforcement.
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Knutson, J.F., Carlson, C.W. Operant responding with free access to the reinforcer: A replication and extension. Animal Learning & Behavior 1, 133–136 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03214579
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