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The response latency of monkeys performing in a visual reaction time situation was reduced when a contingency for differential reinforcement of brief-latency responses (DRE) was introduced. Introduction of the DRB contingency was also associated with a reduction in the variability of response latency.
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The investigation was supported in part by U. S. Public Health Service Grants MH 06722, NB 16192-01, GM 666-05.
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Miller, J.M., Glickstein, M. & Stebbins, W.C. Reduction of response latency in monkeys by a procedure of differential reinforcement. Psychon Sci 5, 177–178 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328340
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