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One, two, or four food pellets were presented when a rat spaced its responses longer than 18 sec. The percentage of total responses which were reinforced was highest for the one-pellet condition and lowest for the four-pellet condition. Interresponse times were longest in the one-pellet condition.
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Beer, B., Trumble, G. Timing behavior as a function of amount of reinforcement. Psychon Sci 2, 71–72 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343335
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