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The temporal patterning of responses within a fixed-interval reinforcement situation was studied in the nocturnal Owl monkey and the diurnal Squirrel monkey. The response rates of both groups were found to vary, but in opposite directions, with illumination conditions, but no evidence of temporal patterning was observed in the Owl monkeys.
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WORTHINGTON, C. S. Paradoxical illumination effects upon the behavior of two species of Cebid monkeys. Unpublished dissertation, Emory University, 1968.
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This work was supported by Research Grant MH 04539 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Isaac, W. The influence of illumination upon the temporal patterning of responses in squirrel and owl monkeys. Psychon Sci 14, 243–244 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332818
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