Abstract
Rats trained to run a straight alley for either a one or five pellet reward with a double alternation sequence of reinforced and nonreinforced trials ran faster following reinforcement (TFR) than following nonreinforcement (TFN). Speed on TFR did not vary with magnitude of reward, but speed on TFN varied with confinement time in the goal box on nonreinforced trials for a late alley measure. Differences between speeds on TFR and TFN did not vary systematically with stage of training.
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Yelen, R.D. Magnitude of reward and reinforcement aftereffects. Psychon Sci 8, 301–302 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331672
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