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There are similarities between pigeons’ behavior under interval reinforcement schedules and the behavior of rats in runways. A free-operant experiment analogous in certain respects to the double-runway procedure produced large “frustration effects” in pigeons, lending support to this comparison.
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Supported by National Research Council of Canada Grant APA-155 and Grant MH 11525 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Staddon, J.E.R., Innis, N.K. An effect analogous to “frustration” on interval reinforcement schedules. Psychon Sci 4, 287–288 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342299
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