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. 1964 Jul;7(4):333–335. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1964.7-333

Response cost effects during extinction following fixed-interval reinforcement in humans

Harold Weiner
PMCID: PMC1404255  PMID: 14176286

Abstract

This study examined the effects of response-produced cost upon human observer responses during extinction following FI reinforcement. Relative to a no-cost condition, cost produced marked and rapid response attenuation.

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