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One of three pigeons exposed to multiple FR FR reinforcement schedules attacked a mirror target during postreinforcement pauses preceding the higher fixed ratio schedule. The same mirror-image stimulation, on the other hand, reduced reinforcement rate for all three pigeons by selectively increasing postreinforcement pauses preceding the higher fixed ratio schedule. This indicates that in studies of reinforcement schedules with pigeons, mirror-image stimulation from surfaces commonly present in standard test chambers (e.g., one-way mirrors, metal walls) may interact with schedule parameters to control postreinforcement behavior other than attack.
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This research was conducted at Florida State University and was supported, in part, by Psychobiology Research Center grants (United States Public Health Service Grants NB-7468 and MH-11218 and National Science Foundation Grant GU-2612) and Biomedical Sciences Support Grant to Northeastern University (DHEW 3505RR07143-0251). T.A.L. was supported by National Science Foundation Traineeship Grant No. G7-1975.
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Cohen, P.S., Looney, T.A. Mirror control of responding on fixed-ratio schedules in pigeons. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 4, 113–115 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334213
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334213