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. 1988 Summer;21(2):201–206. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1988.21-201

Response reduction through the superimposition of continuous reinforcement: a systematic replication.

A M Wylie 1, J A Grossmann 1
PMCID: PMC1286112  PMID: 3417582

Abstract

Prior clinical research suggests that superimposition and subsequent removal of a schedule of continuous reinforcement (CRF) may be a viable rate-decreasing procedure in that an extinction-like condition is arranged. The arrangement of similar conditions in the laboratory, however, resulted in the quick recovery of baseline rates. Lever-pressing patterns of eight male rats maintained by different schedules of variable-ratio and variable-interval food reinforcement were examined in an A-B-A experimental design of CRF food superimposition and removal. Responding was substantially reduced during the superimposition of CRF. Upon removal of the superimposed schedule, responding quickly approached presuperimposition baseline rates.

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