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In within-subject experiments, partial reinforcement is usually given to one stimulus, 100% reinforcement to the other. Data are presented which suggest that rate of extinction to the two stimuli is not only determined by percentage reinforcement to the partially reinforced stimulus, but also by the overall percentage reinforcement.
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1. This research was supported by Research Grants GB-3772 from the National Science Foundation and APB-72 from the National Research Council of Canada.
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Rashotte, M.E., Ross, M. & Amsel, A. Generalization of the partial reinforcement effect. Psychon Sci 11, 173–174 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328178
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