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. 1982 Jan;37(1):123–133. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1982.37-123

Changes in a multiple-response repertoire during response-contingent punishment and response restriction: Sequential relationships

Philip J Dunham, Jane Grantmyre
PMCID: PMC1333123  PMID: 16812259

Abstract

A multiple-response baseline of four activities was established using gerbils as subjects. When one of the baseline responses was punished (Experiment 1) or restricted (Experiments 2 and 3), only the most probable of the alternative baseline responses increased. The response most likely to follow the punished or restricted responses during baseline sessions was also suppressed during subsequent punishment or response-restriction treatment.

Keywords: multiple responses, response probability, response sequences, punishment, response restriction, gerbils

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