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Four groups of albino rats received the same number of 0.1 cc maltose-solution reinforcements in a Skinner box, either on FR 10, FR 5, Crf, or noncontingent upon the bar press. In addition, a water-reinforced control group received the same number of 0.1 cc noncontingent distilled water reinforcements. Subsequently, all Ss were given a cafeteria-style preference test with the same maltose solution used during training and an unfamiliar sucrose solution as alternatives. All measures revealed a decline on the part of the fixed ratio groups in preference for the solution used as a reinforcer during training. This contrasts with a previous report that the effect of high effort training on reinforcement value is incremental.
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This study was conducted at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and was supported in part by Fund 8200, U.S.V.A. Hospital Neuropsychology Laboratories, Kansas City.
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Sheridan, C.L., Levinson, D.M. & Cristal, R.M. Effects of fixed ratio training on subsequent preference for the reinforcer. Psychon Sci 2, 263–264 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343441
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