Table 1. Order of experimental conditions, showing the conditional probabilities of a reinforcer's being arranged on Alternative x given an immediately preceding reinforcer on that alternative, p(Rx|Rx). Because the conditional probabilities were the same on both alternatives, the arranged relative reinforcer ratio was 1:1 throughout. In Condition 8, the first reinforcers in a session were arranged by a 63-step, pseudorandom binary sequence.
Condition | p(Rx|Rx) |
1 | .5 |
2 | .7 |
3 | .2 |
4 | .9 |
5 | .35 |
6 | .8 |
7 | 0 |
7b | .5 |
8 | 1.0 |
9 | .7 |