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. 1970 Jan;13(1):9–11. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1970.13-9

Effect of reinforcement duration on fixed-interval responding1

J E R Staddon
PMCID: PMC1333650  PMID: 16811430

Abstract

Five different reinforcement durations occurred randomly within each session on fixed interval 60-sec. Postreinforcement pause was directly related (and “running” rate inversely related) to the duration of reinforcement initiating each fixed interval.

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