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Fifty-five Ss received 150 trials under a 70:30 reinforcement schedule and 150 trials under a 30:70 schedule. RT and choice behavior were observed for each S. The results indicate that RT decreased as a function of trials and there was no change in RT when the probabilities were altered in spite of the fact that Ss’ choice behavior did reflect a change.
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1. This research was supported in part by Grants HD-00868, FR-00222 and FR-05537 from the National Institute of Mental Health, United States Public Health Service. The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Diane Padel, Betty Bartels and Carolyn Schroeffel in the gathering and analysis of the data.
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Lewis, M. Reaction time and choice performance in children’s binary choice behavior. Psychon Sci 7, 371–372 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331129
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