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Rats were reinforced on a chain DRL 9 sec DRL 9 sec DRL 9 sec schedule. Responding in the member closest to primary reinforcement approximated the 9 sec requirement white in the other two members responses were spaced longer than 9 sec. A comparison was drawn between amount of food reinforcement and position in a chain schedule. Efficiency ratios, reinforcement rates, and relative frequency of inter-response times were compared as measures of DRL behavior.
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Trumbule, G.H., Switalski, R.W. & Gilbard, F. Chain DRL behavior in rats. Psychon Sci 10, 111–112 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331432
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