Differential delay of reinforcement effects in human learning
Titel:
Differential delay of reinforcement effects in human learning
Auteur:
Pithers, R. T. Champion, R. A.
Verschenen in:
Australian journal of psychology
Paginering:
Jaargang 31 (1979) nr. 3 pagina's 169-178
Jaar:
1979-12-01
Inhoud:
Tests were made of the possibility that differential delay of reinforcement effects, hitherto only observed with rats, also occur in human learning. Subjects learned to respond to 4 paired-associate stimulus items presented with a 2000-or 8000-Hz tone. The correct response was reinforced on half the trials with each item, after one of the tones, at a delay of 05 or 5 sec. A 4000-Hz tone followed the initial tone on all trials, reinforced or not. The main features of the infrahuman data were reproduced with humans, viz., differential conditioning, superior performance with short delay and interactive effects involving reinforcement, delay and trials.
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