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The results of three runway experiments in which rats received a reduction in the magnitude of delayed vs. immediate reward are reported. The results indicated that the negative contrast effect associated with a reduction in reward amount is more pronounced when all rewards are delayed.
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McHose, J. H., & Moore, J. N. An associative, noncontextual theory of instrumental conditioning with application fo the effects of changes in reinforcement conditions. Submitted for editorial comment
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This research was supported by grants from the College of Liberal Arts, the Office of Research. and Projects. Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, and an NIMH training grant. General Experimental Psychology. MH 07817-13.
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Moore, J.N., McHose, J.H. The effects of delay of reward on negative contrast effects associated with reductions in reward magnitude. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 6, 497–500 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337548
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