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Delay and magnitude of reinforcement in the first goal box (G1) of a double alley apparatus were manipulated in two experiments. Results indicated that simultaneous magnitude reduction and delay increase in G1 facilities locomotion in the second alley.
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Supported by grant MH-10340 from the United States Public Health Service. Data from Experiment 1 were originally reported by H. D. Hamm and the author at the 1965 convention of the Midwestern Psychological Association.
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McHose, J.H. Incentive reduction: Simultaneous delay increase and magnitude reduction and subsequent responding. Psychon Sci 5, 215–216 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328359
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